Overview
- Inter Miami christened its 26,700-seat Nu Stadium on Saturday with a 2-2 draw against Austin FC in the club’s first-ever home match in Miami.
- Austin’s Guilherme Biro logged the stadium’s first goal in the sixth minute, then Lionel Messi headed in Miami’s first goal at the venue four minutes later.
- After Jayden Nelson put Austin back in front early in the second half, substitute Luis Suárez tied it in the 82nd minute with a close-range volley.
- Parts of the Miami Freedom Park complex remain under construction, and officials used temporary approvals to host the opener, which featured an on-field ribbon-cutting attended by MLS commissioner Don Garber.
- The club front-loaded five road games to align the opening with its home schedule, and it now turns to another Nu Stadium date against the New York Red Bulls on April 11.