Inter Miami vs LA Galaxy live score, result, updates, highlights from Lionel Messi MLS road trip

It might be just the second regular season matchup of the 2024 MLS regular season, but there's a pervasive symbolism around Dignity Health Sports Park as Inter Miami travels west to visit the LA Galaxy.

Major League Soccer's past and present collide as Inter Miami owner David Beckham returns to where he spent seven years paving the way for a new era of MLS growth and setting the stage for Lionel Messi to become the league's next immortal great.

Beckham's era-defining tenure with the Galaxy saw Major League Soccer enter a new stage of growth and provided the foundation for Messi's 

Inter Miami won 2-0 in their season opener on Wednesday against Real Salt Lake, but if Messi and company are to step into Beckham's shoes and go on to win an MLS Cup title this season, they will need to be much improved from that underwhelming performance.

The Galaxy, meanwhile, are starting their 2024 campaign after an offseason with lots of chopping and changing to the roster. They boast another former Barcelona star in Riqui Puig, who has been exceptional since joining MLS a year and a half ago.

The Sporting News is following the Inter Miami vs LA Galaxy match live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.

Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT
Location: Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, CA)
Referee: Gabriele Ciampi

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Starting lineups (predicted):

LA Galaxy (3-4-3, right to left): Micovic (GK) — Caceres, Yoshida, Zavaleta — Yamane, Puig, Cerrillo, Nelson — J. Perez, Joveljic, Fagundez.

Inter Miami (4-3-3, right to left): Callender (GK) — Yedlin, Aviles, Kryvtsov, Alba — Gressel, Busquets, D. Gomez — Messi, Campana, Taylor.

2 hours to kickoff: Riqui Puig, a former Barcelona player himself,