Lionel Messi’s football story has been written through moments that revisit the limits of brilliance and endurance every time he takes field.
It was the same story at the Chase Stadium in Florida where his two assists in Argentina’s 6-0 rout of Puerto Rico not only sealed another dominant win but also elevated him to a new summit in international football.
Inter Miami star who now has 60 assists surpassed Neymar and Landon Donovan to become the leading assist provider in men’s football history
It was a fitting reminder of how even nineteen years after his first assist for Argentina in the 2006 World Cup, he continues to control matches with his style that feels effortless.
When Messi makes his next two assists, he will reach four hundred in his professional career, a milestone few could have imagined when he made his international debut as a teenager.
Although the Rosario native continues to break records one voice from the Caribbean island has made a surprising remark.
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Demetri Mitchell makes surprising comment on Lionel Messi
Demetri Kareem Mitchell has offered a perspective that has ignited widespread discussion among football fans.
Mitchell, who represents Leyton Orient in EFL League One and came through Manchester United’s youth system questioned Messi’s status as a one-on-one dribbler.
Mitchell said, “This might sound crazy but Messi isn’t an amazing one-v-one dribbler. He dribbles through teams but catch him out wide one-on-one against a Kyle Walker or Ashley Cole and he’s not scaring them.
There’s a difference between players that run through teams and players that run at players. Ronaldinho was much more of a one-v-one specialist.”
🚨𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗘: Prime Lionel Messi wouldn’t be able to beat Prime Kyle Walker or Prime Ashley Cole in a 1v1. pic.twitter.com/Prf9RXIv6G
— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) October 15, 2025
Fans criticized his opinion with many highlighting Lionel Messi’s record of 3250 successful dribbles in his career and recalling his battles against top defenders.