#407Career AssistLegendary
“At 90+6' of the MLS Cup final with Inter Miami trailing, Messi threads the equalizing pass that cracks Vancouver’s deep block and rescues the match, turning his 407th career assist into a stoppage-time lifeline on the biggest domestic stage.”
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Year2025
MLS Cup#8
2025#28
2025#1137
MLS Cup · F2025-12-06 · 14:30:00
Inter Miami3-1
Vancouver W'caps2A
In the MLS Cup final, 38-year-old Messi snaps a two-game scoring drought by dictating the title decider as a pure creator, delivering two defence-splitting assists and a MOTM display to finally win a trophy against a team he had only ever lost to before.
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2-1→3-1
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Scorer: Tadeo Allende
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France4–3
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