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Lionel Messi Reaches 900 Career Goals as Nashville Ousts Inter Miami on Away Goals

The milestone makes him only the second men's player to hit 900, achieved in fewer matches than Cristiano Ronaldo.

Overview

  • A seventh-minute left-footed finish at Chase Stadium after Sergio Reguilón's pass put Inter Miami ahead in the second leg.
  • Cristian Espinoza equalized around the 74th minute, yielding a 1-1 aggregate after a 0-0 first leg and sending Nashville through on the away-goals tiebreaker.
  • Messi's career tally now stands at 672 for Barcelona, 32 for Paris Saint‑Germain, 81 for Inter Miami, and 115 for Argentina.
  • He reached 900 in his 1,142nd match at age 38, doing so in nearly 100 fewer games than Ronaldo needed to hit the same mark in 2024.
  • Nashville advances to the quarterfinals to face the winner of Club América vs. Philadelphia Union, as Miami shifts focus back to MLS play this weekend.