Overview
- River Plate and Barcelona finished 2–2 at Chase Stadium, with goals from Bruno Cabral and Joaquín Amor for River and Ruslan Mba and a late Ahmed Abarkane equalizer for Barça.
- Inter Miami defeated Newell’s in the opener, reported as 3–0 by Diario Uno and 4–0 by LA GACETA, with the latter crediting Nicolás Piñeros, Leandro Padilla and a Zidane Cadet brace.
- Lionel Messi attended the opening night shortly after receiving the MLS MVP award, watched from a box and interacted with players and families.
- The Sub-16 tournament features River, Newell’s, Inter Miami, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Manchester City, Inter and Chelsea, with 80-minute matches and broadcasts on ESPN2 and Disney+ Premium.
- Group play continues with River scheduled to face Manchester City, which opened with a 3–0 win over Inter Milan at the same venue in Fort Lauderdale.