MATCH RECAP: Lionel Messi Scores Late Free Kick Winner in Inter Miami CF Debut

The match opened at a frantic pace, with both teams trading chances and moments of danger in transition. Inter Miami then began to turn the pressure up around the 25th minute, with chances coming from Robinson and Campana, but the scoresheet remained blank for the moment.

Then, in the 44th minute, the hosts opened the scoring. Robinson pinged a spectacular long switch to Taylor down the left wing, who sized up his marker and beat him, cutting to the inside and firing a driven low shot off the far post and into the back of the net for the 0-1 lead. The assist was Robinson’s first of the season, while the goal was Taylor’s first in Leagues Cup and third on the season.