🎥 Footballing IQ on display as Lionel Messi dazzles against New England | OneFootball

For many football fans, there is no longer a debate surrounding who the greatest player of all time is.

But no matter what side of the line you stand on, no one can deny the genius of Lionel Messi, which is once again on display tonight as Inter Miami enjoy a two-goal cushion against the visiting New England Revolution.

The diminutive Argentine was at his creative best in the 32nd minute when he released compatriot Tadeo Allende into space with a no-look ball to set the 26-year-old into a position he just had to convert from.

Allende thanked Messi in the best way possible by slamming a low drive into the bottom corner beyond a diving Matt Turner, but the ball from Messi unquestionably is the talking point of the attacking move.

Moments like this not only prove he can still perform under pressure, but also display just where the club may be without him, and a second assist before the halftime interval to set up his friend and former Barcelona colleague Jordi Alba further cemented his influence tonight and beyond.

After the break, Messi would add a third assist to his goal contributions tally on the season when he once again turned provider to gift Allende a brace in the 60th minute, moments after the Revs' Dor Turgeman temporarily narrowed the deficit.

During a 2025 MLS campaign where Inter Miami had plenty of up and down moments, there's a reason that Messi remains heavily linked with potentially lifting MVP honors.

📸 Editorial Photo Credit: © Sam Navarro | 2025 Oct 4 - Imagn Images