Lionel Messi, 38, had played 90-plus minutes in 14 consecutive games heading into Saturday’s home game against Nashville SC.

Lionel Messi extended his historic streak to five straight multi-goal games, and Inter Miami snapped Nashville SC’s 15-match unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win

Lionel Messi scored two goals in Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday, extending his record-breaking streak of scoring multiple goals in a Major League Soccer game to five.

Lionel Messi once again shines for Inter Miami after scoring a fifth consecutive brace in the MLS. Despite Messi delivering on the pitch for Inter Miami, there is some concern among fans that believe the Argentine star has been playing too much.

So on Saturday night, Nashville SC defender Jeisson Palacios made sure he would beat his teammates to the punch, setting up a diplomatic exchange of shirts as the two players walked off the field -- for halftime intermission. Miami-based journalist Franco Panizo caught the exchange on camera and posted it on X (formerly Twitter) below.