The game started off poorly for Miami. In the second minute, Messi sent a back pass directly into the path of Montreal forward Prince Owusu, who scored an easy goal on a left-footed shot from the center of the box to give the home team a 1-0 lead.

It was not a performance without its faults for Javier Mascherano’s side on their return from the Club World Cup.

Making up the rest of the starting lineup for the Herons is Oscar Ustari in goal, Jordia Alba, Tomas Avilés, Maximiliano Falcón, and Marcelo Weigandt in the defense, Tadeo Allende, Sergio Buesquets, Federico Redondo, and Rodríguez in the midfield, and Luis Suárez up top.