FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Lionel Messi contribuyó con una asistencia en la primera mitad antes de anotar dos tantos en la segunda para situarse como líder goleador de la MLS y llevar el sábado al Inter Miami a una victoria de 3-2 sobre D ...

Lionel Messi secured the 2025 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi on Saturday, scoring a hat-trick and orchestrating Inter Miami CF's dominant 5-2 Decision Day win at Nashville SC with a singularly brilliant performance.

With Messi scoring a hat trick and Sam Surridge also scoring for Nashville, that could be a blockbuster of a playoff series as Miami will have the added mental boost of defeating Nashville to close out the season.

The training session, under the orders of Javier Mascherano, took place at the club’s facilities without the Argentine star, and there was no official information from the Herons. As a result, speculation began, and it could be that Jefecito intends to reduce the workload ahead of the MLS final stage.

Lionel Messi watched on from the stands at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami as Argentina narrowly defeated fellow South American side Venezuela 1-0 in a friendly. The 38-year-old had been a doubt before kick-off with Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni insisting he was “not going to take any risks whatsoever”.