All indications prior to tonight were that Lionel Messi would see minimal action, if any, in his first opportunity for MLS minutes with Inter Miami.
Yet with Inter Miami leading 1-0 on a Diego Gomez first-half goal, and the Red Bull Arena crowd begging to see the Argentine superstar, they would get their wish. Messi entered for over a half-hour of action, and his 89th minute goal sealed the win as the Herons topped the New York Red Bulls in Messi’s MLS debut.
