Luis Suárez and Tadeo Allende scored second-half goals with a healthy Lionel Messi on the bench, and Inter Miami beat Jamaican club Cavalier FC 2-0 in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup group of 16 match.

Inter Miami will face off against Cavalier FC in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 on Thursday night at Chase Stadium.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will host Jamaican Premier League champions Cavalier FC on Thursday in the Concacaf Champions Cup tournament.

Tadeo Allende scored 17 seconds into the second half and Inter Miami won its third straight match without Lionel Messi, beating Charlotte FC 1-0.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are entering the Round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup today, hosting the first leg against Jamaica's Cavalier FC at Chase Stadium in Florida, The Round of 16, which runs through March 13,

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Miami, who is coming off the first leg of its CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 matchup with Cavalier, started off the season with a hard-fought 2-2 draw with New York City FC. Then, on the road last Sunday, Luis Suarez and Telasco Segovia led the charge in a 4-1 thrashing of the Houston Dynamo.

Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano said he is optimistic Lionel Messi could make the roster for the match against Charlotte FC on Sunday night at Chase Stadium, though added he was unwilling to take unnecessary risks with the star player.