Lionel Messi gets 2 goals at record New England crowd; Miami beats Revolution 4-1

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Lionel Messi scored two goals to excite a New England Revolution-record crowd, leading Inter Miami CF to a 4-1 victory on Saturday night. Messi didn’t disappoint the crowd of 65,612 that filled Gillette Stadium, scoring on a left-footed kick from deep inside the box for his ninth goal of the season, breaking a 1-all tie in the 68th minute.

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi reacts after scoring in the first half of an MLS soccer match against the New England Revolution , Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi retrieves the ball from the net after scoring in the first half of an MLS soccer match against the New England Revolution , Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass.

The attendance beat the previous record of 61,316, when the Revolution lost to the LA Galaxy in the 2002 MLS final. When the 36-year-old 2022 World Cup winner scored, loud cheers echoed around the stands in a match that featured the Eastern Conference’s first-place Miami against the last-place Revolution.The Revolution had made it 1-0 in the opening minute when Tomas Chancalay beat a defender and dropped a shot over goaltender Drake Callender, who was charging out.

“I am so excited,” said Stacy Mills, 31, a traveling nurse from East Tennessee, who was wearing one of the Messi Argentina jerseys. “I’ve actually followed him since he was playing with Barcelona.”

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