Lionel Messi failed to score, but Inter Miami beat Universitario – Peruvian’s back-to-back champions – with a 5-4 edge in penalty kicks on Wednesday.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami fell short of their goals in 2024, so the 2025 season will be all about redemption.

Inter Miami continue their 2025 preseason with a trip to Peru to face Club Universitario de Deportes on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

Sanllehi’s duties have been reassigned to the club’s academy director Guillermo Hoyos, a long-time confidant and former academy coach of Inter Miami captain and former Barcelona legend Lionel Messi. GiveMeSport’s Tom Bogert first reported news of Sanllehi’s reassignment.

After kicking off their preseason in Las Vegas with a 2-2 draw against Club America, Inter Miami will now travel to Peru where 80,000 fans are expected to be in attendance to see Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez,

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are in Lima, Peru, to face Universitario de Deportes for their second preseason friendly. Inter Miami are in Lima, Peru, to face Universitario de Deportes for their second preseason friendly,

Inter Miami continues its preseason on Wednesday when it faces Universitario in Lima, Peru. The Herons kicked off preseason on Jan. 18 with a 2-2 draw against Club América in Las Vegas, and have now traveled south for a match in South America followed by two in Central America.