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Lionel Messi is expected to play as Inter Miami faces Sporting San Miguelito in Panama City, Panama at 5 p.m. ET. Here's what you need to know.

Inter Miami remained unbeaten in its first three games under new coach Javier Mascherano with a 3-1 preseason victory over Sporting San Miguelito in Panama on Sunday night.

With Neymar Jr.'s return to Santos FC, the Brazilian club is now aiming to challenge the top teams in Brazil. To bolster their squad, they have secured the signing of an Argentine player who was a former rival of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.

Lionel Messi has appeared strong and in prime form in Inter Miami’s first two preseason games of the year. He's expected to play Sunday in Panama.

The preseason match, which kicks off at 5 p.m., is the third in the club’s Americas Tour, which also includes a game against Olimpia in Honduras next Saturday. Miami won its first two preseason games in penalty kick shootouts against Mexican team Club America and Universitario of Peru.

Lionel Messi's bodyguard has done a terrific job protecting the football icon from excited fans during his time at Inter Miami. However, that didn't happen on Sunday night with Yassine Chueko unable to prevent one supporter from getting to the forward.

Inter Miami, with goals from Cremaschi, Allende, and Picault, defeated Sporting San Miguelito 1-3 on Sunday in an international friendly match that marked the return of Argentine Lionel Messi to Panama,