Inter Miami v Porto live: Latest score and goal updates as Lionel Messi starts Club World Cup game tonight

14 min: Chile’s Christian Garay is the man with the whistle tonight, and he’s getting a piece of Javier Mascherano’s mind on the sideline. The Miami manager is not happy with that penalty decision. Replays show there was a bit of contact between Allen and Joao Mario – though perhaps not enough to tumble to the grass.

11 min: Porto almost get a second when a slack backpass invites Mora to steal the ball, but Ustari gets there just in time to clear.

Samu Aghehowa fires the penalty low to Ustari’s right. The goalkeeper does really well to get a hand on it, but the power sends the ball past the goalkeeper and into the net, and Porto lead!

5 min: Is this a penalty to Porto? Allen appears to clip the Porto ball-carrier in the box, although contact is light. VAR is taking a look… and after an on-field review, the referee announces that it’s a penalty!

2 min: Messi takes up station at the top of the pitch, with Luis Suarez in close support. His first involvement is to lift the ball beautifully in behind for Suarez at the far post, who scuffs his shot along the ground when he should have done better.

The flag is raised anyway, and replays show Suarez was just offside.

Peeep! And they’re off.

In the other game in this group, Brazilian side Palmeiras have beaten Egyptian outfit Al Ahly, but only after the second half was suspended due to the threat of thunderstorms in New Jersey.

The players are out on the pitch warming up on a sticky night in Atlanta. Some red hot Club World Cup action is just 10 minutes away.

Ustari and Messi have shared a close friendship since playing together for Argentina’s youth teams over two decades ago, a bond that extended into their senior team careers.

They were in the same Argentina squad that won the 2005 Under-20 World Cup and clinched gold together at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Reflecting on their time together, Ustari said: “My memories with Leo are from youth training camps, the senior team, the titles we won, training sessions, etc.”

He added that Messi’s personality has remained unchanged, describing him as “affectionate, respectful, and always competitive.”

“Because of who he is, he’s achieved everything, and that’s why he’s the best player in the history of this sport.”

Inter Miami, co-owned by David Beckham, earned a spot in the expanded Club World Cup after winning the MLS Supporters’ Shield.

Ustari said he was delighted to be playing in the tournament after a career, which included stints in Spain, England, Mexico and Uruguay.

“Having the opportunity to play in a Club World Cup made us all very happy, especially in my case, given that I’m someone who has had an extensive career,” he said. “It’s a reward for how well Inter Miami is doing things.”

While the world eagerly anticipated seeing Messi and Luis Suarez in the opening match of the tournament, it was Ustari who stole the spotlight and was named ‘Superior Player of the Match’, after saving a penalty and blocking eight shots.

He said, however, that the credit belonged to his teammates.

“We were all part of that award for best player. Maybe saving a penalty gave me the opportunity to receive it, but there were some very high points from my teammates who could have also been awarded it,” he said.