Inter Miami opened its Leagues Cup campaign with a 2–1 victory over Mexico’s Atlas on Wednesday night at Fort Lauderdale’s Chase Stadium. Right-back Marcelo Weigandt struck the winner in the seventh minute of stoppage time, finishing a move that began with Lionel Messi and passed through Luis Suárez before a VAR review confirmed the goal. Messi had earlier set up Telasco Segovia for the 57th-minute opener and finished with two assists. The result extends a resurgent run for Javier Mascherano’s side after a 5–1 league win over the New York Red Bulls on 20 July and helps erase the memory of a 3–0 defeat at Cincinnati three days earlier that snapped Miami’s six-match unbeaten streak. Major League Soccer named Messi its Player of the Month for July hours before the Atlas match, citing the Argentine’s eight goals in five league appearances that lifted him to a league-leading 18 for the season. The 38-year-old now has four Player of the Month awards since joining Inter Miami in 2023.