Messi s hat-trick ended shockingly! Ranked first in 5 statistics, his dominant performance was recorded in the history of MLS

Messi’s hat-trick ends in shock! The dominant performance was recorded in the history of Major League Soccer

On the morning of October 19, 2025, in the final game of the Major League Soccer League (MLS) regular season, Messi scored a hat trick and contributed an assist in the match between International Miami and Nashville, helping the team beat the opponent 5-2, bringing a perfect end to the regular season.

The best 10 points in the game, Messi dominated the game

The authoritative scoring website SofaScore gave Messi a perfect score of 10, praising his performance as "almost perfect."

In the 34th minute, Messi broke the deadlock with a trademark long shot and opened the scoring for Inter Miami.

The opponent then scored two goals to overtake the score, but Messi stepped forward again.

In the 63rd minute, he calmly scored a penalty kick to tie the score to 2-2.

In the 81st minute, Messi used an elegant arc to "cut to the ground" to complete the hat trick and completely seal the victory.

In the 90th+1 minute of stoppage time, he sent another precise through ball and assisted his teammate Segovia to score an empty goal.

After this campaign, Messi scored 29 goals and provided 16 assists in only 28 games this season. His offensive statistics are eye-popping.

For the first time in history! Messi takes the top spot in all key offensive statistics

According to Opta statistics, after the end of the MLS regular season this season, Messi ranked first in the league in all core offensive indicators such as goals, assists, shots, chances created, and successful dribbles - this is the first time in the history of MLS that a player has achieved this feat!

Three major awards are almost locked, and the MVP of the coronation season is in sight

With such a dominant performance, Messi has almost locked in three important personal honors in the 2025 MLS season in advance:

Season Player of the Season (MVP)

Golden Boot Award (Top Scorer)

Assist leader

Currently, he leads the scorer list with 29 goals, 5 goals ahead of Los Angeles FC's Denis Buanga. The latter needs to score six goals in the last round to surpass Messi, which is almost impossible.

It is worth mentioning that Messi has only scored one penalty kick in MLS this season, and this penalty happened in this game - this is also the first time he has taken a penalty kick in an official game since joining Inter Miami, which shows his low-key and team-oriented style.

The 399th career assist, leading the team into the playoffs.

This assist also brought Messi's career total to 399 assists, just one step away from the 400 mark.

This hearty victory allowed Inter Miami to advance into the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference and start its journey to the championship.

After winning the MVP last season, Messi once again proved with undisputed performance that even in the later stages of his career, he is still the most decisive player on the planet. What he wrote in MLS was not only record-breaking data, but also a legendary chapter about love, persistence and excellence.