RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Lionel Messi and Inter Miami kicked off their tour of Saudi Arabia by shedding to Al-Hilal 4-3 on Monday.

The Major League Soccer crew is enjoying two video games within the oil-rich kingdom as a part of its preseason preparations, however even Messi couldn’t encourage it to victory in Riyadh.

While Messi received on the rating sheet with a second-half penalty, Malcom got here up with the decisive purpose to win the match within the 88th.

Al-Hilal had been strongly linked with a transfer for Messi when he left Paris Saint-Germain and have become essentially the most sought-after free agent within the sport final yr.

He in the end opted for a transfer to the United States to affix David Beckham’s Miami and rapidly led the crew to its first trophy, the Leagues Cup.

He and Miami will probably be hoping for much more success in his first full season and, the preparations embody an intensive tour with stops in Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Japan.

A possible showdown with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nasser on Thursday is essentially the most anticipated match.

Former Newcastle and Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic put Al-Hilal forward within the tenth minute and Abdullah Al-Hamdan doubled the lead three minutes later.

Another of Miami’s famous person signings, Luis Suarez, pulled one again however Al-Hilal’s two-goal benefit was restored within the forty fourth by Michael.

Messi’s second got here within the 54th, and a minute later David Ruiz evened the rating.

Just when Miami appeared to have a draw, Malcom got here up with the winner.