Every time the Argentine superstar made an appearance, fans cheered and used their phones to record every move the player made.

In an international friendly match, Inter Miami defeated Sporting San Miguelito 3-1. Lionel Messi made his comeback to Panama, and the local supporters were in awe.

Despite being on home turf, supporters arrived hours before the game started with Inter Miami and Argentina national team shirts, proudly flaunting Messi’s recognizable number 10.

Supporters were delighted to two goals that lighted up the stadium during the first half of the game. Diego Valanta and Adán Henricks’ combined move in the 24th minute gave the home team the lead.

Miami began to produce more risky plays after the goal.

After a brief exchange with Luis Suárez in the 44th minute, Messi took a shot, but Marcos De León made a vital save to maintain the score.

Three minutes later, Marcelo Weigandt provided a brilliant pass for Benjamin Cremaschi to score the equalizer.

Cheers of “Messi, Messi” erupted from the stands as the first half came to an end, commemorating the legendary player’s comeback.

A counterattack by Benjamin Cremaschi gave Inter Miami the lead in the 47th minute of the action-packed second half.

Yassine Cheuko, Messi’s security, also had to step in during this portion of the game to keep two supporters from approaching the Argentine star too closely.

After Aymar Cumdumi was given a second yellow card for fouling Messi, the local team had just ten men left at the end of the game.

In the 64th minute, Fafa Picault gave Inter Miami their third and final goal to seal the victory.