Inter Miami vs. Independiente del Valle LIVE Updates: Minute-by-Minute Coverage of the 2026 Friendly Match

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami face Independiente del Valle in Puerto Rico in the final friendly of their Latin America tour. Stay with us for minute-by-minute updates!

Inter Miami and Independiente del Valle are meeting in a friendly match in Puerto Rico, the last in a series of preseason games the Herons played across Latin America. Naturally, all eyes are on Lionel Messi.

The Argentine forward is the main attraction of the match and the reason Inter Miami decided to postpone the game originally scheduled for Friday, February 13. Messi was recovering from a muscle issue at the time, which made his participation impossible, so the match was rescheduled for Thursday.

Opposing them will be Independiente del Valle, one of Ecuador’s strongest teams over the past decade. They have won the domestic league twice (most recently in 2025) and have also made an impact internationally, with two Copa Sudamericana titles and a Copa Libertadores final appearance.