Argentine star Lionel Messi appeared with his Inter Miami team for the first time after the end of the 2026 World Cup competitions.
Messi arrived with his country's national team to the World Cup final against the Spanish national team, but he lost the title to "La Roja".
Messi appeared as a substitute in Inter Miami's 2-2 draw with Columbus Crew this Sunday morning in the American league.
Messi entered as a substitute in the 53rd minute of the match, replacing his teammate Daniel Pintor.
Luis Suarez opened the scoring for Inter Miami in the 16th minute, before Casemiro scored an own goal in the 34th minute.
Inter Miami's Noah Allen scored the second goal in the 45+5 minute, but Columbus Crew's Bryce Mendes snatched the equalizer in the 84th minute of the match.
Inter Miami earned a point to sit in second place in the Eastern Conference of the American league with 38 points, behind Nashville in first.
Columbus Crew finished in eleventh place in the Eastern Conference standings of the American league with 20 points.
