Lionel Messi scored twice and picked up an assist on Saturday, as Inter Miami CF returned to MLS regular season action with a vengeance, picking up a 4–1 win over CF Montréal. Although the match began with one of Messi’s worst giveaways in his MLS tenure,

If there was any question about how seriously Inter Miami is taking its return to the MLS season after exiting the Club World Cup, it was answered with the starting lineup for Saturday night's road game against CF Montreal.

Lionel Messi put on a show Saturday. The Argentine superstar — widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time — delivered two stellar goals and added an assist to lead Inter Miami past CF Montreal 4-1 in MLS play at a raucous Stade Saputo.