Lionel Messi celebrates his second goal of the game during Inter Miami's 3-2 over D.C. United last weekend. He comes into Saturday's match against Toronto FC leading the Golden Boot race with 24 goals on the season.

Lionel Messi arrives in Toronto on a roll, continuing his assault on the Major League Soccer record book.

The 38-year-old Inter Miami captain had two goals and an assist in a 3-2 victory over visiting D.C. United last Saturday and the same haul in Wednesday’s 4-0 win at New York City FC.

Thanks to those performances, Messi becomes the fourth player in MLS history to record eight multi-goal games in a single season. He joins Zlatan Ibrahimovic (who did it in 2019), Mamadou Diallo (2000) and Stern John (1998).

Messi has scored two or more goals in eight of his last 12 league

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