On the night of November 23 to 24 in Cincinnati (USA), the MLS playoff quarterfinal match between Cincinnati and Inter Miami concluded. The match ended in a crushing 4-0 victory for the 'Herons'. Their captain and leader Lionel Messi scored a goal and provided three assists during the match, becoming the best assister in the history of football.
After this match, the renowned Argentine has achieved 404 assists in his career — this equals the best record for assists, which belonged to the legendary Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskás.
Many sources cite this number of assists for Puskás; however, it is impossible to confirm this result with official statistics or match reports, which cannot be said about Lionel's achievements.
Thus, Messi's next assist will make him the sole best assister in the history of football.
