MESSI ENAMORA A BOSTON Y DESATA LA EMOCION EN LOS NIÑOS DE ESTADOS UNIDOS

MESSI WINS OVER BOSTON AND UNLEASHES EXCITEMENT IN CHILDREN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES Lionel Messi scored two goals to thrill a record New England Revolution crowd, leading Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory on Saturday night. Messi didn't disappoint the 65,612 fans who filled Gillette Stadium, scoring with a left-footed shot from deep inside the box for his ninth goal of the season, putting his team up 2-1 in the 68th minute. Messi also made a bit of history. Miami reported on X that he was the first player in MLS history to record 16 goals in his first seven games of a season. "I thought in the first half, after our goal, we had them pretty well boxed in," said New England coach Caleb Porter. "They didn't have many opportunities, they didn't have much time or space to operate. Then Messi did what he does: he found a crack." When the 36-year-old scored, loud cheers echoed in the stands in a match that pitted the Eastern Conference's top-seeded Miami against the last-place Revolution. Cremaschi and Luis Suárez scored late for Miami, and Messi was credited with an assist on Suárez's goal. The Revolution had made it 1-0 in the first minute when Tomas Chancalay outplayed a defender and shot past goalkeeper Drake Callender. Even with the Boston Celtics and Bruins in the playoffs, much of the sports scene focused on Messi's visit this week. Hundreds of fans, mostly children, wearing the pink Miami Messi jersey, entered the stadium about 90 minutes before the game. They were easily seen mingling once the stadium was full. Among them were some of the blue and white striped jerseys worn by Argentina's No. 10 Messi. #argentina #messi #intermiami #boston #usapress #newengland #mls #recap #goals #messifans #newenglandvsintermiami