April 27, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Inter Miami CF News Release
Inter Miami CF (6W-2L-3D, 18 points) earned a resounding 1-4 win on the road over the New England Revolution on Saturday night to continue building onto the team’s positive momentum early in the regular season. A record-setting performance from captain Lionel Messi led the team to victory. He made MLS history with his brace and assist, breaking the previous record for the most goal contributions in a player’s first seven games to start a season, and becoming the first player to register multiple goal contributions in five straight matches. Goals by second-half-substitutes Benjamin Cremaschi and Luis Suárez capped the team’s impressive victory on the night.
The evening also saw Inter Miami play in front of a record home-crowd for the opposition for the second time this season after the record-setting attendance against the Sporting Kansas City on April 13, with 65,612 fans in the stands at Gillette Stadium to set a new record in attendance in a New England Revolution home game.
Lineup Notes
Inter Miami took the pitch at Gillette Stadium with two changes to the team’s starting XI from the win over Nashville SC last weekend. Drake Callender started in goal; Marcelo Weigandt, Tomás Avilés, Nicolás Freire and Franco Negri made up a back line of four; Julian Gressel, Sergio Busquets and David Ruiz lined up in midfield; captain Messi and Robert Taylor flanked striker Leonardo Campana in attack.
Notably, recently signed Paraguayan international midfielder Matías Rojas featured in a matchday squad for the first time and began the match on the bench. Attackers Campana and Taylor, meanwhile, slotted in the starting lineup upon their returns from injury.
Match Action
The match got off to a quick start, with the hosts opening the scoring in the first minute of action through a goal by forward Tomás Chancalay.
Despite the early lead for the hosts, Inter Miami bounced back in the 32nd minute with the equalizer. Taylor picked up possession outside the box before playing a through ball for Messi, the Argentine maestro then received the ball inside the box on the right end before beating the keeper with a calm left-footed finish to tie the match at 1-1. The goal was Messi’s eight this regular season and 10th across all competitions this season, while the assist was the second for Taylor this regular season. The goal saw Messi make MLS history as he registered his 14th goal contribution (eight goals, six…
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