CNN —Lionel Messi’s start to the new Major League Soccer season has been impressive, even by the Argentine great’s lofty standards.
Inter Miami sits atop the MLS Eastern Conference after a brilliant start which has included six victories in 11 games.
In front of 65,612 fans – a new attendance record for a Revolution home game – Messi set two MLS records.
“People come to every stadium to see Leo, that’s true, but they also want their team to win,” Miami head coach Gerardo Martino said in Spanish postgame, per the MLS.
He has also contributed significantly to the transformation of Miami’s fortunes, helping the team win its first trophy last August, as well as taking it to the top of the Eastern Conference standings this campaign.
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