Messi was on the game roster for Miami’s home league game against Charlotte FC on Sunday but remained on the bench. The plan was for him to play some minutes, but a red card to goalkeeper Oscar Ustari left the team down a man from the 38-minute mark, and the coaching staff felt that was not the ideal situation for Messi to return to action.

Lionel Messi sneaked behind a back line of defenders and scored a goal in the final minute of his first game in Jamaica on Thursday night. Messi scored in the 92nd minute as Inter Miami advanced past Jamaica Premier League champions Cavalier FC with a 2-0 win during their second round-of-16 matchup in the Concacaf Champions Cup.