Messi once again performed well, despite missing the opportunity to play against Ronaldo

Messi was the one who sealed a 4-0 win for Inter Miami against Charlotte FC with a goal in the 87th minute. It was the 8th goal in the first 5 matches of the Argentine star in the US team shirt. He could even score a brace in this match when Inter Miami was awarded a penalty in the 12th minute. However, once again, Messi took the initiative to give Josef Martinez.

This is the second time, since joining Inter Miami, that Messi has turned down the opportunity to score and given it to Josef Martinez. Before that was the win against Orlando FC 3-1. Both times, Leo's new teammate succeeded.

Messi's action with Martinez made fans feel excited. Deciding not to take a penalty in the victory over Charlotte FC was the 48th time since the beginning of his career, Messi actively gave the opportunity to his teammates to score on the penalty spot. Out of 48 times, teammate Messi successfully completed 35 times and missed 13.

On Twitter, FCB account Albiceleste expressed surprise: "I still can't understand why Messi gave 48 penalties to his teammates. He can score 48 more goals and surpass Ronaldo in total goals. as easy as picking grapes." Asked and answered by himself, FCB Albiceleste commented: "He simply doesn't care about scoring a lot of goals. Messi has never been selfish."

The goal against Charlotte FC was the 815th goal in 1033 official matches in the M10 career. Messi's goals were scored by Barcelona (672), PSG (32), Inter Miami (8) and Argentina (103). Meanwhile, Ronaldo is 28 goals ahead of the Argentina captain. The goal on the penalty spot in Al Nassr's victory over Al Shorta in the 2023 Arab Champions Cup semi-final is CR7's 842th goal in 1173 official matches. Of these, 301 goals were scored by CR7 with his head and left foot, not his dominant foot. Ronaldo's 842 goals have been scored by Al Nassr (18), Real Madrid (450), Man Utd (145), Juventus (101), Sporting Lisbon (5) and Portugal (123).