Messi, Suárez contribute in first win

February 22, 2024March 16, 2024 Admin

Lionel Messi will play his first full season in MLS this year, and his team is off to a hot start in 2024.

Inter Miami took on Real Salt Lake in the first game of the American soccer league’s season on Wednesday night and came away with a 2-0 victory at home. It was Salt Lake’s first loss in an MLS opening game since 2009, breaking a 14-year streak of securing at least one point in the standings in season openers.

Finnish midfielder Robert Taylor scored the first goal in the 39th minute, and Paraguayan midfielder Diego Gómez put the game away with another in the 83rd. Messi recorded an assist on the first goal, and Luis Suárez, making his MLS debut in the game after joining the club in December, assisted the second.

After falling nine points short of a wild-card spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs last year, Miami is off to a strong start with 33 games left in the regular season. Here’s what to know about their 2024 schedule.

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Inter Miami schedule 2024

All games listed are part of the MLS regular season unless noted otherwise. All times Eastern.

Inter Miami schedule in February, March 2024

Feb. 21: Inter Miami 2 – 0 Real Salt Lake FINAL
Feb. 25: LA Galaxy, 8:30 p.m. (Away)
March 2: Orlando City, 4:30 p.m. (Home)
March 7: CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16: Leg 1 vs. winner of Nashville-Moca, time TBD (Away)
March 10: CF Montréal, 5 p.m. (Home)
March 13: CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16: Leg 2 vs. winner of Nashville-Moca, time TBD (Home)
March 16: DC United, 2 p.m. (Away)
March 23: New York Red Bulls, 2 p.m. (Away)
March 30: NYCFC, 7:30 p.m. (Home)