Lionel Messi made a triumphant return to action on Thursday night, coming off the bench to score Inter Miami’s second goal in a 2-0 victory over Jamaica’s Cavalier FC. The win sealed a 4-0 aggregate triumph and booked Miami’s place in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Messi entered the 53rd minute of Inter Miami CF 's 2-0 win over Cavalry FC in Leg 2 of their round-of-16 Concacaf Champions League series, ending his a two-week layoff on account of muscle fatigue. Fourty minutes later, he gave the crowd at "The Office" everything they had been hoping for.