Lionel Messi turned another Inter Miami road trip into a record book entry on Saturday, scoring once and setting up two more goals in a 4-2 win over Toronto FC that made him the fastest player in MLS history to reach 100 regular-season goal contributions.
The 38-year-old reached the milestone in 64 league matches, beating Sebastian Giovinco’s previous mark of 95 games. Messi now has 59 goals and 41 assists in regular-season play for Miami, and 87 goals and 57 assists in 101 career appearances in all competitions.
The win mattered for more than one statistic. Inter Miami had just lost 4-3 at home to Orlando City last weekend, a result that raised fresh questions about its form before a stretch that now includes a road meeting with Cincinnati FC on May 13. Instead, Miami answered in Toronto and extended its six-game win streak away from home.
Messi’s numbers keep climbing in a season that is only his third with Inter Miami, and the pace of his production has outstripped the best marks in the league. Giovinco’s 95-match record had stood as the benchmark until Messi pushed past it with his goal and two assists against Toronto.
The milestone also lands a month shy of the FIFA 2026 World Cup, when Argentina will open its tournament run on June 16 against Algeria, play Austria on June 22 and face Algeria again on June 27. Messi, who has 26 World Cup matches, 13 goals, eight assists and the 2022 title with Argentina, is still adding to a career that already looks sealed in two countries and one league at a time.
For Inter Miami, the bigger question is whether a team that can look vulnerable one weekend and relentless the next can keep this form long enough to matter when the schedule tightens. For Messi, the answer is already on the scoreboard: even at 38, he is still setting the pace.
