LIONEL MESSI and Luis Suarez’s sons played together for the first time for Inter Miami.
The boys had to travel hundreds of kilometres for their debut with the young side facing Penarol in the Newell’s Cup.
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Benjamin Suarez found the back of the net against PenarolESPN
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The pair caught the eye as well despite Miami‘s defeat in Rosario, Argentina.
Thiago Messi, 12, wore the iconic No10 shirt of his father, and produced a pass the Barcelona legend would have been proud of.
The ball was played to him just outside the ‘D’ and he clipped a brilliant first time pass to his team-mate, who rounded an opponent before somehow firing wide.
Thiago was denied an assist but his close friend Benjamin Suarez, son of Luis Suarez, did manage to get on the scoresheet.
The youngster showed his dad’s poaching instinct to get on the end of a cross to smash the ball home.
Messi’s wife Antonella watched on from the stands, with Inter Miami also facing Newell’s Old Boys, where Messi came through as a youngster.
They lost that clash 1-0 but bounced back against Penarol, thanks in part to Messi and Suarez Jr.
The boys were competing in the Newell’s Cup for Inter Miami in the tenth edition of the youth tournament, which involved eight clubs from North and South America.
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Fans were impressed by the kids’ performances with one describing Thiago as a “baller”.
Another fan added: “Luis Suarez’ son Benjamin has inherited his father’s tendency to nutmeg everything in his vicinity, or so it seems.”
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