Overview
- Lionel Messi returned to action after missing three games, coming off the bench in the 53rd minute to an enthusiastic reception in Kingston, Jamaica.
- Messi's stoppage-time goal, assisted by 18-year-old Santiago Morales, capped Inter Miami's 2-0 win in the second leg and a 4-0 aggregate triumph over Cavalier FC.
- Luis Suárez scored Miami's first goal of the match with a 37th-minute penalty kick after Tadeo Allende was fouled in the box.
- The match was moved to Jamaica's 35,000-seat National Stadium due to high demand, with fans celebrating Messi’s debut appearance in the Caribbean nation.
- Inter Miami will face LAFC in the Champions Cup quarterfinals, with the first leg scheduled for April 1 in Los Angeles.