Messi and his kingdom in Miami: the records he can achieve and in how many games he could surpass Cristiano as the top scorer in history

Their presence has caused a revolution everywhere. In the streets, in the stands of the stadiums and, above all, on the grass. After turning Dallas upside-down with a double in his first outing in Florida, this time he scored a goal in the 4-0 win over Charlotte FC and contributed to the classification of Inter Miami to the semifinals of the Leagues Cup.

Messi’s arrival in the United States changed the life of Inter. And the Argentine has scored eight goals (three braces) and provided an assist. He is happy, it shows in every celebration, and he shows it on the field.

But that is not all. The genius of Rosario has between eyebrows to take the throne of top scorer in the history of the club that was founded in 2018 from Gonzalo Higuaín, his compatriot and friend. The ‘Pipita’ retired from football scoring 29 goals in 70 games in the pink box. Messi is 21 away from matching it and with only five matches played.

“I thought you would come here and play with a cigarette in your mouth and you don’t. It’s hard”, Higuaín confessed about his stay in the United States after being a scorer in elite clubs in Europe such as Real Madrid, Napoli and Juventus. The ‘Flea’, 36 years old, was warned. However, there is no way for him to relax, nor for him to get out of focus.

In fact, his great free-kick goal last Sunday against Dallas FC brought him one shy of equaling the 65 goals scored by David Beckham, the owner of Inter Miami. Ahead are also Ronaldinho (67) and Juninho Pernambucano (77), the record holder so far.

In how many games would he reach Cristiano Ronaldo?

Thousands of kilometers separate them, but the rivalry continues. With his eight goals in five games with Inter Miami, Lionel Messi approached the most precious brand of Cristiano Ronaldothe one that he treasures like nothing else in the world: being the top scorer in the history of football.

While the Argentine takes the applause in the United States, ‘CR7’ continues scoring in Al Nassr. The Portuguese stretched his record to 841 goals and this Saturday they have the chance to score -and add a title- when they face André Carrillo’s Al Hilal in the final of the Arab Clubs Championship.

With his many, Messi adds 815 goals and is 26 goals away. But with the advantage that he is two years younger: the man from Rosario turned 36 last June, while the man born in Madeira is close to 39 years old.

Bearing in mind that Lionel has a rate of 1.6 goals per game at Inter Miami, that’s as long as the European star doesn’t keep scoring, something that is unlikely to happen. The greatest rivalry in soccer history continues.