Just moments after kicking off, the 38-year-old looked to pass back to his center back, Tomás Aviles, but a poor touch and miscommunication with right back Marcelo Weigandt saw him pass the ball right into the path of CF Montréal attacker Prince Owusu, who had no issues finishing past goalkeeper Oscar Ustari.

The game started off poorly for Miami. In the second minute, Messi sent a back pass directly into the path of Montreal forward Prince Owusu, who scored an easy goal on a left-footed shot from the center of the box to give the home team a 1-0 lead.

If there was any question about how seriously Inter Miami is taking its return to the MLS season after exiting the Club World Cup, it was answered with the starting lineup for Saturday night's road game against CF Montreal.