Lionel Messi Eclipses Ronaldo’s Record With Masterful Performance for Inter Miami

• Lionel Messi starred in Inter Miami's win over New England Revolution on April 28
• The captain scored twice to maintain his record of goal involvement in every game
• He also broke a Cristiano Ronaldo record in the process in the huge 4-1 victory

Lionel Messi surpassed his rival Cristiano Ronaldo after another beautiful performance for Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer.

Messi continued with his trend of scoring or assisting in every club game he has played this season. The Argentine chipped in with a brace of goals and assists as they thumped New England Revolution 4-1 at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.

Tomas Chancalay opened the scoring for the hots with less than a minute on the clock. Messi, however, responded in the 32nd minute after he was put through on goal by Robert Taylor.

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After the break, Sergio Busquets picked out Messi with a beautiful pass to bag his second of the game and fire the Herons ahead. He became the first player in MLS history to have multiple goal contributions in five consecutive games.

The former Barcelona star's attempt to get a hat trick was thwarted by Henrich Ravas in the New England Revolution goal, but Benjamin Cremaschi was at hand to fire home the rebound. Messi completed his night by setting up Luis Suarez for Miami's fourth of the night.

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With his brace, Messi became the player with the most non-penalty goals in history, breaking the record previously held by Ronaldo.

Messi now has 723 non-penalty goals, compared to Ronaldo's 721. The Argentine achieved his in 1057 games, compared to Ronaldo's 1218 as captured in the Messi vs Ronaldo App.

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The win took Tata Martino's side three points clear at the top of the Eastern Conference, having played 11 games.

Samir Nasri names two players better than Messi and Ronaldo

Sports Brief has also reported that Samir Nasri named two players better than Messi and Ronaldo.

The former Arsenal midfielder believes that Ronaldo Nazario and Ronaldinho are better than the two in terms of pure talent.

Messi and Ronaldo have for long been widely regarded as the best players on the planet.