With Miami defending in their own half, Luis Suárez spun away from a challenge and found Fafà Picault on the left, who brought the ball forward and slid the ball across to Messi on the right of the box. The Argentina squared up Ian Glavinovich, glided past him, and slotted the ball past Andre Blake and into the bottom corner.

Messi came on Saturday in the 55th minute, and the goal came in the 57th. He's had at least one point in all three MLS matches in which he has appeared this season for Inter Miami, which is 4-0-1 in MLS play and 8-0-1 overall this season when adding in four victories in Concacaf Champions Cup matches.

Lionel Messi returned to action with Inter Miami against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night. Follow along here for live updates.

CBS News Miami Live. Lionel Messi made an immediate impact for Inter Miami against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night, with what became the winning goal in a 2-1 victory tha

Lionel Messi did not start, but entered the game in the second half Saturday and scored eventual winning goal in win over Philadelphia.

Lionel Messi scored his second goal of the season only two minutes after his entrance as a second-half substitute, and Inter Miami held on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.