After a second season with Paris Saint-Germain, Argentine striker Lionel Messi (36 years old), world champion in Qatar in the fall of 2022, then discovered football across the Atlantic with Inter Miami, then bottom of the league. of the MLS Eastern Conference upon his arrival. Since then, the last winner of the Ballon d’Or (the eighth of his career) will have managed to lift a first trophy with the Leagues’ Cup (competition involving several North American clubs) before avoiding the last place in the championship.
However, this calendar year 2023 is also an astonishing statistic for the Pulga: in fact, between the capital club – where Kylian Mbappé had become the number 1 shooter – and the Florida team, the international with 180 caps (106 goals ) did not take a single penalty in normal time, not to mention the penalties he was able to convert with the Herons during the Leagues’ Cup. A “stopper” for Messi, who used to be decisive at least once 11 meters from goal since… 2007.
