Lionel Messi failed to score, but Inter Miami beat Universitario – Peruvian’s back-to-back champions – with a 5-4 edge in penalty kicks on Wednesday.

The preseason match, which kicks off at 5 p.m., is the third in the club’s Americas Tour, which also includes a game against Olimpia in Honduras next Saturday. Miami won its first two preseason games in penalty kick shootouts against Mexican team Club America and Universitario of Peru.

A reported incident between Lionel Messi and Inter Miami's president of football operations, Raul Sanllehi, has led to a significant front-office restructuring. The alleged disagreement occurred after an exhibition match in Las Vegas.

Lionel Messi scored a goal, and Inter Miami outlasted the Mexican champions, Club América, in a preseason clash in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Lionel Messi is sporting a new haircut this preseason, but otherwise, looked very much like the dangerous reigning MLS MVP as he scored the first Inter Miami goal of 2025 and played 66 minutes in a win against Mexican champion Club America in Las Vegas late Saturday night.

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Lionel Messi received a hero’s welcome from 80,000 fans at sold-out Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday night, as Inter Miami won its preseason match against Universitario in a penalty kick shootout.

Inside Inter Miami dives into the club’s upcoming game in Lima, Peru at which a crowd of roughly 80,000 is expected.

Raucous fans gave the Argentine a standing ovation as Miami faced Club Universitario de Deportes in a preseason friendly

Inter Miami are gearing up for the new MLS season with three friendly matches in the next fortnight, and you can watch them all LIVE and EXCLUSIVELY right here on OneFootball. Streams are available globally (except in the United States, Canada, Peru, Panama and Honduras) with individual matches priced at €3.99 (or the equivalent local currency).

Lionel Messi has supposedly disclosed his next move once his Inter Miami career concludes. The Argentina great’s contract with Miami, signed back in 2023, has just one season left to run and it ...