Lionel Messi Shine Like Star as Inter Miami Scatter CF Montreal 4-1
E no be small thing wey happen for Stade Saputo, Montreal, on Saturday, July 5, 2025, as Lionel Messi, the Argentine GOAT, carry Inter Miami on im back to knack CF Montreal 4-1 for MLS match. Dis game na proper comeback wey show say Messi no dey play when e reach field. Even at 38 years old, di man still dey make defenders look like small pikin, and e prove am again with two fantastic goals and one sweet assist. Na dis kind performance wey make fans dey shout im name, “Messi! Messi!” from start to finish.
Di match no start well for Inter Miami at all. Just two minutes into di game, Messi make one mistake wey no too dey common. Im back pass wey no connect well land for Prince Owusu foot, and di Montreal striker no waste time—e blast di ball past Inter Miami goalkeeper Óscar Ustari to give Montreal 1-0 lead. Stadium shake as Montreal fans think say dem don catch Messi on bad day. But if you know Messi, you go know say na from mistake e dey rise like phoenix.
By di 33rd minute, Messi don wake up. E drop one sweet pass to Tadeo Allende, wey fire long-range shot to equalize 1-1. Di Inter Miami fans wey dey wear pink and Argentine blue jerseys start to dey feel di groove again. Seven minutes later, for di 40th minute, Messi show why dem dey call am di greatest. E collect pass from Luis Suárez, dribble past two Montreal defenders like say dem be cone for training, and curl one sweet shot into di bottom-left corner to give Inter Miami 2-1 lead before halftime. Di crowd no fit hold demselves—some even leave their seat to rush near di pitch just to see di maestro up close.
Second half come, and Inter Miami turn up di heat. For di 62nd minute, Telasco Segovia, di Venezuelan midfielder, collect pass from Allende and lash one ogbonge shot wey hit crossbar before e enter net—3-1! Stadium still dey vibrate when, two minutes later, papa Leo decide say e never finish. Dis time, e go solo, dance through four Montreal defenders like say na dance floor, and bury one wicked shot into di top-right corner. Na dis goal make fans jump comot their seat, and even Montreal defender George Campbell confess say, “He changes directions faster than anyone I’ve seen. Sometimes you just can’t keep up.” Di score na 4-1, and Messi don cement di victory.
Messi no just score; e also set up Allende goal, making am di third player for MLS history to get two goals and one assist for three straight league matches, di first since Thierry Henry for 2012. Im stats for di game na fire: 90 minutes played, 2 goals, 1 assist, 5 chances created, 83% successful dribbles, and 7 duels won. E carry 9.3 match rating as Man of the Match, and nobody fit argue.
Inter Miami coach, Javier Mascherano, wey be Leo former teammate for Argentina and Barcelona, just dey smile. “I still enjoy to watch him play,” e talk. “As a coach, for me it’s a privilege to coach him. And when I say coach, it’s a way to say I am di coach, because nobody fit coach Messi.” Even Montreal coach Marco Donadel admit say dem no handle di 1-0 lead well, and Messi punish dem for dat mistake.
Di game no just be about Messi alone. Tadeo Allende and Telasco Segovia add their own goals, while Suárez assist Messi second goal. But truth be say, papa Leo na di engine wey drive Inter Miami to dis 4-1 win, helping dem climb to 9 wins, 3 losses, and 5 draws (32 points) for di MLS season. Di victory sweet pass, especially as dem just return from FIFA Club World Cup wey dem crash out for round of 16.
For Montreal, di loss pain well-well, as dem dey last for Eastern Conference with only 3 wins from 19 matches. Fans wey pack Stade Saputo, some wearing Messi tracksuit and even goat mask, no fit hide their love for di Argentine star, even when their team dey lose. Na Messi mania full everywhere, and e show say, even at 38, di man still dey run di game like king.
As Inter Miami dey prepare to face New England Revolution next on July 9, Messi don show say age na just number. With 12 goals and 7 assists for di season, e dey close in on another historic milestone, and nobody fit predict wetin di GOAT go do next. For now, Inter Miami fans go dey celebrate dis 4-1 comeback, and di world go continue to hail Lionel Messi, di greatest wey ever do am.