sport news Lionel Messi: Record crowd packs out Gillette Stadium for New England vs Inter ... trends now

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Lionel Messi put on a masterclass as over 65,000 fans packed out New England's Gillette Stadium to watch the soccer legend in action on Saturday night.

Messi, considered the greatest soccer player in history by many, travelled to Foxborough with Inter Miami this weekend as Tata Martino's men locked horns with the Revolution in their latest MLS outing.

And with Argentina's World Cup-winning captain in town, a record number of supporters filled Gillette Stadium in the hope of watching a genius at work.

According to the Revolution, 65,612 fans were in the house for their game against Miami on Saturday - the largest home crowd in the team's history.

After just 40 seconds they were treated to a surprise early opener when Tomas Chancalay capitalized on a defensive mishap from Miami to fire New England in front.