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Lionel Messi once again produced magic for Inter Miami as the World Cup winner contributed to all six of the Herons' goals Saturday night.
The Argentine and teammate Luis Suarez ran riot to produce a stunning 6-2 comeback win over the New York Red Bulls at Chase Stadium.
Messi assisted a Matias Rojas brace before linking up with former Barcelona teammate Suarez three times to become the first player with five assists in an MLS game.
His six goal contributions also set a record for the most in a single game in MLS history.
The striker found the net himself two minutes after Rojas' 48th-minute equalizer to notch his 10th goal of the season.
Lionel Messi once again produced magic for Inter Miami in Saturday's 6-2 win over New York
The Argentine and teammate Luis Suarez ran riot to thrash the Red Bulls at Chase Stadium
Messi provided all three assists for his former Barcelona teammate's hattrick
The win extended Miami´s unbeaten string to six. The streak began after a 4-0 loss at New York on April 20, in which Messi did not play because of an injury.
Miami began the rout with Rojas' equalizer in the 48th minute. Messi centered a pass to Rojas whose
