Telasco Segovia scored the opening goal for the Herons, before Tomas Badaloni and Ricardo Monreal scored for Necaxa, all prior to Jordi Alba’s tying strike in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to force penalties.

Luis Suárez had the game-winning penalty kick, and Inter Miami rallied to beat Necaxa in the Leagues Cup after losing Lionel Messi to a hamstring injury in the opening minutes.

Lionel Messi knew he was injured the moment he tripped and fell on the pitch, rolling over to slap the ground in frustration. Messi slowly walked from the penalty area across midfield, in front of Inter Miami’s bench as his frustration slowly boiled over.