"Just another normal night for Lionel Messi, but totally abnormal for everyone else"

Javier Mascherano, coach of Inter Miami, insisted this Saturday that Lionel Messi, who starred with a brace and an assist in his team's 3-2 victory against DC United, had "another normal night" for him, something, he argued, "totally abnormal for any other player."

"Leo, nothing, just another normal night for him, which is totally abnormal for any football player. The capacity not only to convert, but to make the team play, to find situations, to carry the team on his shoulders when we had difficulties. That's the advantage of having him, and today we were able to take advantage of it," Mascherano said in the press conference after the match. Messi has 22 goals in the MLS and is the league's top scorer.

"It is a very important victory because this week we won the six points that we had to win at home, we have climbed positions in the table, we still have outstanding matches that, if we achieve good results, will make us finish higher in the standings," he said.

Inter Miami are now one step away from a play-off spot and still have options to finish top in the East.