Lionel Messi makes Utah debut as Inter Miami defeats Real Salt Lake 2-0

Inter Miami defeated Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Wednesday night in Sandy, Utah, with Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suárez scoring one minute apart late in the second half (82nd and 83rd minutes respectively). Lionel Messi played the full 90-plus minutes in his Utah debut but failed to score, while goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair recorded his second clean sheet of the season. The win extended Miami's unbeaten run to eight regular-season games, moving them to second in the Eastern Conference, while ending Salt Lake's six-game unbeaten streak.