Footage of Lionel Messi’s son, Mateo, scoring five goals goes viral as the youngster replicates his father’s celebration after firing in an unstoppable free-kick before four incredible solo strikes
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Footage of Lionel Messi’s son Mateo scoring five goals for Inter Miami’s under-9 side has gone viral.
The eight-year-old showed he was above his teammates and opponents as he scored a handful of incredible solo goals that would make his father proud.
As he scored his first of the match, Mateo is filmed taking a free-kick with his favored right foot before firing into the top corner.
The youngster then ran off to celebrate and blew a kiss to someone in the crowd – a nice nod to a celebration previously performed by his father.
While the free kick was impressive in itself, it was just the beginning for Mateo in the match.
Mateo Messi copied one of his father’s iconic celebrations as he blew a kiss to the crowd
The youngster collected the ball on the next half turn and ran past two of the opponents with ease before finding the same corner he had scored from the free-kick.
In the second half, Mateo showed the shadows of Lionel Messi himself as he collected the ball with his back to goal before a silky turn left his defender.
With the time and space he created for himself, Mateo picked his spot and left the goalkeeper standing to score his hat-trick.
Mateo’s fourth goal was just as impressive as the rest. He makes a pass with enough space before being overrun by defenders.
The eight-year-old kills the ball and drops his shoulder to move from the left to his favored right foot before firing high and over the goalkeeper’s head.
For his fifth and final goal, the youngster picked up the ball brilliantly and showed incredible control before slotting it into the bottom corner.
This is perhaps the most impressive performance by someone his age and you have to feel sorry for the opponents’ parents.
Messi’s son was simply unstoppable and has shown he has the ability to follow in his father’s footsteps after an incredible performance for Inter Miami’s youth team.
Could we ever see Mateo Messi face Cristiano Ronaldo Jr?