For Josef Martínez, playing alongside Lionel Messi in MLS must be a luxury. However, the Argentine soccer player arrives with an aim to mess things up: the aim of the ‘flea’ is to mark a before and after with Inter Miami. The most important signing in the history of the Garzas could at any moment break the record of the Venezuelan, one of the all-time leading scorers in North American football. How many goals would it take for the world champion to match and surpass him in the tournament’s all-time table?
Messi’s arrival rocked MLS, where Josef Martínez plays. Photo: AFP/Illustration by Maximiliano Bagnasco
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Josef Martínez: How many goals would Lionel Messi need to surpass Venezuela’s all-time top scorer in MLS?
Since arriving in MLS in the 2015 season, Josef Martínez has never stopped breaking it. Thanks to his goals, the Venezuelan forward became one of the top scorers in the history of this competition 104 goalsaccording to official information.
Therefore, Messi would need to score 105 goals in record time to move up the historical table. However, this will not be an easy task due to the complicated situation that the club experienced in the tournament: the players from Miami are last in the Eastern Conference table and are at the bottom of the entire competition.
Also, an important factor to consider is that Messi will most likely be the one who will help Martínez keep scoring goals (the Venezuelan plays up front).
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Inter Miami squad: who are next to Messi and Josef Martínez?
These are the player What Inter Miami will have to face for the rest of the season:
- Sergio Busquets
- Lionel Messi
- Joseph Martinz
- Drake Callender
- DeAndre Yedlin
- Dixon Arroyo
- Christopher McVey
- John Mota
- Leonardo Campana
- Victor Ulloa
- Corentin Jean
- Ryan Sailor
- Robert Taylor
- Harvey Neville
- Robbie Robinson
- Nick Marsman
- Nicholas Stefanelli
- Ian Fray
- Gregory
- Sergiy Kryvtsov
- Edison Azcona
- CJ Dos Santos
- Benjamin Cremaschi
- Kamal Miller
- Noah Allen
- Franco Negri
- David Ruiz
- Shanyder Borgelin
- Cole Jensen.
Josef Martínez made MLS history thanks to his 104 official goals in the competition. Photo: MLS