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This Friday, Leo will play his first MLS playoff match with Inter Miami, facing Atlanta United, a team the Herons have played 14 times, with 5 wins, 5 losses, and 4 draws. The Argentinian arrives at the match at Chase Stadium just a few days after breaking the points record in the regular season and being named MVP of the game for the sixth time in the tournament. Leo heads into his first playoffs in the United States with 22 goals and 12 assists in 22 matches played.

Leo scored three goals in the 34 minutes he played in the last regular-season MLS match against New England. With this 6-2 victory, Inter Miami broke the record for points by a franchise in a regular season, reaching 74, a milestone previously held by New England. The Argentinian scored all three goals in just eleven minutes, five days after doing the same for the Argentina national team against Bolivia. With this performance, Leo heads into the MLS Playoffs with 20 goals and 10 assists in 18 matches played.

Leo will play this Saturday in the final match of the MLS regular season against New England, just days after the international break with Argentina, during which he scored a hat-trick and provided two assists against Bolivia. The Argentine returns to Chase Stadium aiming to break the points record in the MLS after securing the Supporters' Shield title several matches ago.

Leo scored three goals and provided two assists in Argentina’s 6-0 thrashing of Bolivia, in the South American World Cup Qualifiers for 2026. With this hat-trick, the captain reached 112 goals with Argentina’s senior national team. Meanwhile, the Albiceleste strengthened their lead in the group with 22 points, three more than the second-place team (Colombia).

The Argentine national team and its captain, Leo Messi, will face Bolivia this Tuesday in their tenth match of the group stage of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The Albiceleste leads the standings with 19 points, three more than Colombia (16), and four more than Uruguay (15).

La Albiceleste played out a 1-1 stalemate with Venezuela on Matchday 9 of the preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 26 to stay top of the group with a three-point lead over their nearest pursuers. Leo played the 90 minutes at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín.