Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano has praised his team for its "soul" after it overcame a first-half red card to earn a draw against New York City FC at Chase Stadium on Saturday to kick off the 2025 MLS season.

Telasco Segovia scored the tying goal on an assist by Lionel Messi in the 10th minute of stoppage time and Inter Miami played New York City FC to a 2-2 draw in their MLS opener.

Major League Soccer season begins Saturday with Lionel Messi in prime time. Inter Miami will host New York City FC at 7:30p.m. ET.

Messi is in his third season with the Herons and second entire MLS campaign. In 2024, he played just 19 games, scoring 20 goals and 16 assists, but injury and international duty kept him out for a significant amount of time. Still, he became the fastest player to reach 25 goal contributions in a single season last year.

Who else would take just five minutes into the new MLS season to hit a historic league milestone but the great man, Lionel Messi?  Messi and his Miami mates wasted no time getting their name on the

Lionel Messi made a stunning start to the 2025 MLS season with two assists in the opener. He hit a new record in the process and let's see his other achievements in MLS. Lionel Messi made a stunning start to the 2025 MLS season with two assists in the opener.