Messi’s hat trick against Nashville follows his performance off the bench against the New England Revolution on Oct. 19, 2024, three days after his 10th international hat trick for Argentina in a World Cup qualifier against Boliva on Oct. 16, 2024. Yeah, two in one week.

Messi establishes himself as the top assist provider for his national team!Lionel Messi / @x.com/WeAreMessiThe global statistics site LiveScore has highlighted the achievement of Argentine captain

With Messi scoring a hat trick and Sam Surridge also scoring for Nashville, that could be a blockbuster of a playoff series as Miami will have the added mental boost of defeating Nashville to close out the season.

Lionel Messi left no doubt on Decision Day. The Argentine icon scored a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over Nashville on Saturday night to wrap up Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot award with 29 goals this season.

See the full list of 2025 MLS golden boot leading scorers after Lionel Messi won the honor for the first time by a distance.

Lionel Messi registered his second career Major League Soccer hat-trick, powering Inter Miami to a 5-2 win over Nashville SC on Sunday (October 19, 2025). Messi leads the MLS in scoring with 29 goals this season.

Lionel Messi has delivered two assists and helped start a play leading to another goal as Argentina beat Puerto Rico 6-0 in a friendly match.

According to Argentine Football Association, the deal with Kerala fell through because "there were repeated breaches".