just because in sofascore lineup it says he is playing as a RW doesnt mean he is there on the side hugging the touchline, Messi has always played as a 10/false 9 who is allowed positional freedom to receive the ball between the lines in interior positions or drop to the sides if he feels there is space to be exploited there, as he aged he started playing more inside than outside but when he was young he had one of the deadliest change of pace/acceleration that I have ever seen in a footballer, would literally feint and murder you with his acceleration/pace