Hot start for Inter Miami puts Herons on course for a series of MLS records

Inter Miami sits at the top of the Easter Conference with 24 points; the Herons have a record of 9-2-3 W-L-D in MLS with Messi on the field (Credit: Via @InterMiamiCF on X/Twitter)

SEATTLE - Less than three months into the Major League Soccer season, Inter Miami has shown signs that their project is ready to make history this year. With 12 games played, the Herons have collected 24 points, three more than any other team in the league so far.

They have done so by scoring goals, lots of goals. With 32 scored so far, Lionel Messi and company are averaging an astonishing rate of 2.6 per game. This puts the team on track to at least tie the all-time MLS record for most goals in a single season, which currently belongs to the 1998 LA Galaxy. They finished that season with 85 goals in 32 games, also a clip of 2.6 per game.