Mascherano the Magi is erasing Messi's late career...03 Catastrophe → Ronaldo and Dong-Ahn

May 19, 2025

Mascherano the Magi is erasing Messi's late career...03 Catastrophe → Ronaldo and Dong-Ahn



Mascherano the Magi is erasing Messi's late career...03 Catastrophe → Ronaldo and Dong-Ahn
Lionel Messi's team Inter Miami, which conquered the U.S. stage for the first time in the club's history in 2024, fell into a severe slump.

Miami lost 0-3 at home in the 14th round of the 2025 U.S. Professional Football (MLS) against Orlando City at Chase Stadium in Miami on the 19th (Korea time).

Miami, which dedicated the first goal to Luis Muriel in the 43rd minute of the first half, lost three goals in the second half by giving up additional goals to Marco Pasalic and Dagur Sorghalsson.




The statistics company 'Opta' explained that Messi played 313 home games throughout his career, with 0-3 being the biggest goal difference.

Messi, striker Luis Suarez from Barcelona, midfielder Sergio Busquets and full-back Jordi Alba also failed to prevent the defeat even though they put in all of their guns.

Mascherano the Magi is erasing Messi's late career...03 Catastrophe → Ronaldo and Dong-Ahn
Mascherano the Magi is erasing Messi's late career...03 Catastrophe → Ronaldo and Dong-Ahn
Miami was completely defeated by 1-4 in Minnesota, Jung Sang-bin and Jung Ho-yeon's team of 'Korean duo', and then tied San Jose Earthquakes 3-3 in the last round. As the defense collapsed, he gave up 10 goals in the past three games and secured only one point.

Miami, the winner of last season, fell to sixth place in the MLS East with six wins, four draws and three losses and 22 points. Seven points behind Philadelphia (29 points).

This year, coach Javier Mascherano, who is the "Argentina legend" and Messi's colleague during his active days, has been on the decline since he took office. Coach Mascherano, nicknamed 'Eraser' for erasing the opponent's ace, is also erasing Messi's later career.

Messi also appears to be underperforming his reputation, as if he cannot go against the flow of time. Messi, who contributed to the championship by exploding 21 goals per game in 22 games in the last 2024 season, has only five goals in 10 games this season. He has scored only two goals in the last six games, and has not scored in the last two games in a row.




Mascherano the Magi is erasing Messi's late career...03 Catastrophe → Ronaldo and Dong-Ahn
Mascherano the Magi is erasing Messi's late career...03 Catastrophe → Ronaldo and Dong-Ahn
Messi has been frequently involved with MLS referees in recent years. After the game against Holland "It's weird. The opponent passed (back) to the goalkeeper, but the referee doesn't know the rules, and he doesn't think so. MLS should look more closely at the question of refereeing." He complained about the fact that the opposing goalkeeper caught the back pass with his hand but did not declare a foul. Muriel, who was handed a long kick by the goalkeeper who caught the ball, scored the first goal.

In the first round of the league against New York City in February, Messi was disciplined for catching his opponent's coach by the neck. He often performs on the U.S. stage in his later years, when he was in his prime at Barcelona.

Messi said of his team's recent slump "We'll be able to make sure we're the original team in tough times. It's easy when everything goes well, but when we have a difficult moment like now, we have to be more united and a real team to get through this situation than ever before."

Messi's recent trend is similar to that of Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr). Ronaldo has not won a championship for two years since advancing to the Saudi Arabian League in 2023. He finished the season without any spectators this season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.