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00:02 - All right Kyle, let's get to the latest here on Messi.
00:05 - You know, he came off the bench, he needs rest.
00:08 Came off the bench last time in his first MLS game
00:11 and still got a goal.
00:13 It's just getting to be ridiculous at this point.
00:15 Their coach, Tata Martino basically said,
00:17 "I don't know how he saw the pass to Benji Kramoski,"
00:21 which played the one-two for that goal.
00:24 It's becoming insane at this point.
00:26 And it's funny because we've seen this from Messi
00:28 for years over in Europe,
00:30 but now we're getting to see it firsthand
00:32 here in the United States.
00:34 And he's always been this player,
00:36 but it's just really fun to see him do this
00:38 here on US soil.
00:41 Benji Kramoski, another player who,
00:43 you know, fans will wanna look out for.
00:44 He's 18, he's got dual national citizenship
00:47 with Argentina and the United States.
00:49 He's born in Miami, so he's a local player,
00:52 but he's eligible to play for both national teams.
00:54 Greg Berhalter has recruited him, so has Lionel Messi.
00:57 So that should be a fun story to watch.
01:01 But this inter-Miami team just looks so good right now.
01:04 They probably need to win at least seven to eight
01:07 of their final 11 matches to reach the playoffs.
01:10 So it's gonna be fun to watch.
01:13 But, you know, the possibilities are there,
01:16 and they're clearly better than most of the teams
01:19 that they're playing.
01:20 This Nashville team locked them in during the League's Cup.
01:24 So it will be interesting to see
01:26 if they can repeat that performance
01:28 after a 1-1 draw in the League's Cup.
01:31 But the other question here, Craig,
01:34 is can Messi finish his MLS top goal scorer?
01:37 He's got now one, right, after one MLS game.
01:40 The leader is Hany Mouftar, who is on Nashville
01:42 and will be with them at Dyrdek Stadium tomorrow.
01:47 And he's got 13.
01:49 So can Messi close that gap in 11 games?
01:52 Probably not, but guess what?
01:54 He's the betting favorite.
01:55 So like you said, the sportsbooks are saying,
01:58 come and get it, right, with the odds.
02:01 Everybody wants to bet him, and so far it's worked out.
02:03 So they've gotta make it work.
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