In the midst of his long-awaited return to the national team of Argentina for the Conmebol qualifications on the road to the World Cup 2026 in North America and The break of Inter Miami for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025-Het is a good time to think about a striking sameca-campaign.
The herons recently passed a rough patch in the competition, but luckily for their case, Messi took the lead over their revival under the leadership of Javier Mascherano. He played a crucial role in securing a point away at Philadelphia Union scored a beautiful free kick-by-the-stalk he broke two star performances at Chase Stadium: a brace and an assist against CF Montréal, followed by another two goals and two assists versus Columbus crew. The Argentinian icon helped the pink-clad franchise in third place in the Eastern Conference.
Although things looked shaky a few weeks ago, Inter Miami (29 points) are only one point behind teams such as FC Cincinnati, Minnesota United and San Diego FC (all at 30), and within the reach of the general MLS leaders: Vancouver Whitecaps (32 points) and Philadelphia (34). With Messi on fire, the herons make noise again – although the coming World Cup break will be a crucial test.
Messi in MLS 2025
Take a look at the numbers to understand the role of Messi in the attacking system of Inter Miami. In the 2025 ml season, the captain contributed to 16 goals – scored with 10 and helped 6. That places the legendary No. 10 at the top of the target ranking of the competition, for players such as Tai Baribo (13 goals, 1 assist), Anders Dreyer (8 goals, 6 assists) and Sam Surridge (11 goals, 3 assists) – all at 14.
With these figures, Messi is now only 10 goals and 10 assists from surpassing his statistics from last season, which resulted in MLS MLS most valuable player to divensions. A strong show at the club World Cup will be the key to keep Momentum before you return to MLS to pursue even larger numbers.
Messi: From Argentina Duty to the Club World Cup
Messi is currently in Buenos Aires while Argentina is preparing for his upcoming qualifications. First, they will be taken away on Thursday 5 June, followed by a home game against Colombia on Tuesday 10 June.
From there, the Albiceleste captain returns to South Florida to prepare for the World Cup debut of Inter Miami, where they will be confronted with Al-Ahly in Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Saturday 14 June.