Messi, Revolution and Foxboro Stadium
Digest more
Lionel Messi has played 90-plus minutes in 14 consecutive games heading into Inter Miami home game vs. Nashville on Saturday.
Fans from across New England didn't pass up a chance to see Lionel Messi against the Revolution. He didn't disappoint for Inter Miami.
Lionel Messi has MLS-record fourth straight multi-goal game in Inter Miami’s win over the Revolution
Lionel Messi became the first player in Major League Soccer history with four consecutive multi-goal games, scoring twice to lead Inter Miami past the New England Revolution, 2-1, . Miami (10-3-5) has won four straight and is unbeaten in its last five.
The New England Revolution expect a season-high crowd at Gillette Stadium for Wednesday night’s regular season rendezvous with star-studded Inter Miami CF and transcendent striker Lionel Messi. But how much Messi plays — whether he even takes the field at all — remains to be seen.
One of the greatest players to ever step foot on the pitch is set to play against the New England Revolution on Wednesday night.
There was no indication Messi, 38, needed to move any faster, or, at times, even move at all in 2-1 win over Revolution.
Those fears were unfounded. Messi played and lived up to the hype. For every kid who used to get up early to watch him play games in Spain or learned soccer playing the FIFA video game. Messi still plays like the guy on their screen.