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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><ul><li>Herons up and running in 2024 campaign</li><li>Superstar forwards leading the way</li><li>Early marker put down to domestic rivals</li></ul>

VIDEO: Lionel Messi & Luis Suarez combine for brilliant assist! Inter Miami duo find Paraguayan youngster Diego Gomez to wrap up victory over Real Salt Lake in MLS season opener

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<p>The Herons, with all eyes on them in 2024, got off to the best possible start in their curtain-raiser against Real Salt Lake. Home field advantage worked in their favour, with the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/robert-taylor-diego-gomez-inter-miami-lionel-messi-real-salt-lake/blt4e7e60664983795d" target="_blank">newly-renamed Chase Stadium given plenty to shout about in a 2-0 victory</a>.</p><div class="affiliate-button-container theme-1" data-name="Apple TV"><div class="affiliate-button"><img class="logo" height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2de198b67da95a2e/65709d2436cf7d0407034ef9/Apple_TV.png" style="width: 72;height: 40;"><span class="affiliate-text">Watch Inter Miami with the MLS Season Pass</span></div><a href="https://tv.apple.com/channel/tvs.sbd.7000?itsct=goal_mls&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1010l39UY" class="affiliate-button-link" target="_blank">Stream now</a></div>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A thing of beauty. 😍<br><br>Messi, Suarez, and Gomez combine to make it 2-0! <a href="https://t.co/yairCPktl2">pic.twitter.com/yairCPktl2</a></p>— Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLS/status/1760498877457637755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

<p>More A-lists guests were in attendance at the Florida showpiece, including <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/david-beckham-chad-ochocinco-inter-miami-nfl/blt99947eb7d74187d9" target="_blank">Hollywood star Will Smith</a>, and Inter Miami put on the kind of show that suggests they are ready to compete for MLS Cup glory. With Messi and Suarez at their disposal, anything is possible.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/lionel-messi-nearly-scores-an-outrageous-free-kick-for-inter-miami/blt37c79ac8ab364e81" target="_blank">two former Barcelona superstars</a> helped to wrap up three points against Real Salt Lake when moving effortlessly through the gears in the 83rd minute, with some neat interplay allowing Diego Gomez to be teed up for <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/inter-miami-player-ratings-lionel-messi-real-salt-lake/blt2fea8538d08369ef" target="_blank">the Herons’ second goal of the game</a>.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>With points on the board, Inter Miami are now <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/will-jet-leg-prevent-lionel-messi-winning-more-trophies-inter-miami-tata-martino-convenient-excuse-mls-cup/blt9e33feb77a243628" target="_blank">preparing for a long trip out on the road</a>. They are about to head for California, with their next outing set to see them face the LA Galaxy on Sunday – with another early opportunity to put down a serious marker to domestic rivals presenting itself.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI & INTER MIAMI?

VIDEO: Lionel Messi & Luis Suarez combine for brilliant assist! Inter Miami duo find Paraguayan youngster Diego Gomez to wrap up victory over Real Salt Lake in MLS season opener | Goal.com

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are already starting to click for Inter Miami, with the pair combining for a brilliant assist in a season-opening win.

VIDEO: Lionel Messi &amp; Luis Suarez combine for brilliant assist! Inter Miami duo find Paraguayan youngster Diego Gomez to wrap up victory over Real Salt Lake in MLS season opener

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