According to OneFootball, Messi has created unbelievable statistics when playing for Inter Miami in exactly 40 matches through the third season, scoring a total of 35 goals and 25 assists, and winning 2 championships.

The latest goal Messi just scored to open his account in the official season of 2025 was a very special goal, when he shot with his weaker right foot and in very low temperature conditions, from minus 13 degrees Celsius to minus 15 degrees Celsius at the time of the match, OneFootball expressed.

Not only that, Messi’s only goal helped Inter Miami beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 in the first leg of the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, opening the new season impressively.

This was also the first time Inter Miami kept a clean sheet in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match, and won for the first time away from home in this North, Central American and Caribbean tournament.

The opening goal in 2025 also helped Messi maintain a consistent scoring streak every year since 2005 (a total of 21 consecutive seasons). The 37-year-old Argentine has played 1,084 official professional matches for clubs and national teams, scoring 851 goals and providing 379 assists.

However, Messi’s latest goal was scored in very special playing conditions. According to coach Mascherano: “For those who know Messi well, this is normal. He has scored goals like this thousands of times. We are very lucky to have him on the team.” Coach Mascherano is a close friend of Messi, this coach also had his first official win since leading Inter Miami since the beginning of this year, replacing coach Tata Martino.

Also according to coach Mascherano: “Regarding the weather conditions, we had to play in the cold from minus 13 to 15 degrees Celsius, it was inhumane. It is impossible to play in conditions like this. Therefore, I am very proud of the players. They played with more than 100% of their ability and effort. I am very proud of them. Now, we need to rest after such a difficult match and think about the next match this weekend.”

Coach Mascherano also explained Inter Miami’s new style of play: “We tried to organize our defense better and not give our opponents too much space to adapt and execute their attacking intentions. The team never lost the rhythm of the game, we always organized our play in the tightest way.”

After the win over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, Messi and his Inter Miami teammates will meet this opponent again in the second leg at 8:00 a.m. on February 26, after playing the opening match of the MLS (American professional soccer league) season against New York City FC at 7:30 a.m. on February 23.