Lionel Messi helps Inter Miami beat Cavalier, advance in CONCACAF Champions Cup

14 Mar 2025, 12:38 by Alex Butler · UPI

March 14 (UPI) -- Lionel Messi slowly jogged before erupting into a sprint, splitting the defense and using a one-touch tap to find the net in stoppage time, helping Inter Miami beat Cavalier to advance in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

The score came in the second minute of stoppage time of the 2-0 triumph Thursday in Kingston, Jamaica. Fellow Herons striker Luis Suarez scored the game's only other goal on a 37th-minute penalty kick. Messi did not play in the first half. He entered the match as a substitute in the 53rd minute.