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It has been a confounding first half of the season for Inter Miami. Just a few months ago, they appeared to be a team in crisis mode, having lost to Vancouver Whitecaps in the Concacaf Champions Cup and leaking goals at an alarming rate.

Overall, the Canadian side has scored just 17 goals and surrendered 36 in 20 matches.

Lionel Messi has played 90-plus minutes in 14 consecutive games heading into Inter Miami home game vs. Nashville on Saturday.

Lionel Messi scripted MLS history with a pair of goals, leading Inter Miami to a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night in Foxborough, Mass.