Charlotte tied its season opener 2-2 against the Seattle Sounders and beat Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday. Wilfried Zaha, making his MLS debut, set up one of Charlotte’s goals and scoring another. Zaha, the 32-year-old from Ivory Coast, scored 68 goals for Crystal Palace of the English Premier League.

Question marks surround Lionel Messi's fitness ahead of Inter Miami's clash with Charlotte. Inter Miami come into their third match of the 2025 Major League Soccer season after comfortably defeating Cavalier 2–0 in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16.

The South Florida team is looking for its second win of the season. Inter Miami will try to maintain their good run at the start of the MLS season when they face Charlotte FC, in a match in which both teams have started in the same way.

It's going to be a very busy spring, summer, and fall for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, who are led by Javier Mascherano in their defense of the Supporters' Shield and quest for a first MLS Cup.

Luis Suárez and Tadeo Allende scored second-half goals with a healthy Lionel Messi on the bench, and Inter Miami beat Jamaican club Cavalier FC 2-0 in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup group of 16 match.

Messi didn't play, but Inter Miami still scored a 2-0 win over Jamaica's Cavalier FC in their Concacaf Champions Cup game.

Second-half goals from Tadeo Allende and Luis Suarez lifted Inter Miami to a 2-0 win over Cavalier SC on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 series.

Lionel Messi did not play in Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions Cup Group of 16 home match against Jamaican club Cavalier FC.

Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano said he is optimistic Lionel Messi could make the roster for the match against Charlotte FC on Sunday night at Chase Stadium, though added he was unwilling to take unnecessary risks with the star player.