Messi scores four, including two free kicks, as Inter Miami hit CF Montréal for seven

Lionel Messi scored four goals in an MLS match for the first time, two from free kicks, as Inter Miami beat CF Montréal 7-1 on August 29 — a club-record winning margin. At 39, Messi also provided an assist and now leads MLS with 18 goals this season. Inter Miami's interim coach Guillermo Hoyos told Reuters: "Words simply fall short."