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Messi Two Goals Away From Free-Kick Record

Lionel Messi scored his fourth free-kick goal in seven matches, bringing him just two goals away from the all-time free-kick record.

Lionel Messi (39) found the net with a difficult left-footed free-kick against Columbus Crew, bending the ball in from an almost impossible angle via the far post to level the score at 1-1. The Argentine star is now just two goals behind Marcelino Carioca's record of 78 free-kick goals in top-level football between 1988 and 2009. betsport.cv

Despite Messi's free-kick magic, Inter Miami suffered a 1-2 defeat after conceding a goal in the ninth minute of stoppage time. The reigning champions have struggled recently, winning only one of their last ten MLS matches.