Lionel Messi capped off two dream weeks and reaffirmed his impact on U.S. soccer by scoring a hat-trick in Inter Miami’s dominant 5-2 victory over Nashville in the final match of the MLS regular season. The hat-trick is opening the door for comparison: how many does Cristiano Ronaldo have?

This stellar performance highlighted an impressive stretch for the Argentine star, who tallied five goals and six assists across his last four games with Inter Miami and Argentina.

Messi’s latest hat-trick ended a short drought, as he hadn’t scored three goals in a single match since his consecutive hat-tricks with the Argentina national team during the 2024 World Cup qualifiers—first against Bolivia, then against New England in October 2024.

With this new milestone, the Rosario native raised his care

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