Messi took the second place in the number of free-kick goals in the history of football.

"Inter Miami" striker Lionel Messi, 39, scored a direct free kick on the night of September 21 in the MLS regular season match against "San Diego", which ended with a score of 2:2. This goal allowed the Argentine to single-handedly take second place in the historical list of the best performers of free kicks.

The footballer met the standard in the 24th minute and brought the number of free-kick goals in his professional career to 75. According to The Touchline on the social network X (ex. Twitter), the first line in this indicator is occupied by Brazilian Marcelinho Carioca — 78 goals. Thus, Messi had to score three times with a direct free kick to match the record holder.

The goal scored was also Messi's 930th in his professional career. In the current MLS season, Messi has already hit the opponent's goal 20 times and remains one of the leaders of the goalscoring race.

"Messi" won the 49th trophy of his career on September 17, playing for Inter Miami against Mexican "Cruz Azul". The result was achieved in the 24th minute. The game itself ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of the American football club. At that time, Messi had 929 goals.