VIDEO SHOWS: SOCCER FANS GATHERED OUTSIDE STADIUM / BUS CARRYING INTER MIAMI PLAYERS AND COACHING STAFF ARRIVING AT STADIUM / SOUNDBITES FROM FANS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: LIMA, PERU (JANUARY 24, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 1. BUS CARRYING INTER MIAMI PLAYERS AND COACHING STAFF ARRIVING AT ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA STADIUM 2. INTER MIAMI COACHING STAFF INSIDE BUS 3. MOUNTED POLICE PUSHING BACK FANS APPROACHING INTER MIAMI BUS 4. BUS CARRYING INTER MIAMI COACHING STAFF ENTERING STADIUM 5. BUS CARRYING INTER MIAMI PLAYERS ENTERING STADIUM 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ALIANZA LIMA FAN, JONATHAN CASAS, SAYING: "Today we will beat Messi, the best team in Peru, Alianza Lima." 7. FEMALE ALIANZA LIMA FANS DANCING OUTSIDE STADIUM 8. VARIOUS OF MESSI FANS ARRIVING AT STADIUM WEARING ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM SHIRTS 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ARGENTINE CITIZEN AND LIONEL MESSI FAN, RENATO DIAZ, SAYING: "Why am I a Messi fan? Because I'm Argentine, it's our duty to be Messi fans, and I'm happy. In fact, this is the first time we're going to see Messi live, so we're very happy." 10. SOCCER FANS POSING FOR PHOTO WITH ALIANZA LIMA WOLF MASCOT 11. CHILD LOOKING AT HIS BANNER FOR MESSI READING (Spanish): "Today I turn 11, dreams come true" 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LIONEL MESSI FAN, GABRIEL LEON MENDOZA, SAYING: "I really like how he plays, his dribbling, how he is as captain, he inspires me and many children. I want to be like him when I grow up." 13. MESSI HOLOGRAMS ON DISPLAY FOR SALE 14. MOUNTED POLICE OUTSIDE ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA STADIUM STORY: Fans gathered outside Alianza Lima's Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima on Saturday (January 24) as Lionel Messi and Inter Miami arrived for a friendly match that opens the MLS champions' preseason tour. Buses carrying Inter Miami's players and coaching staff rolled up to the stadium as mounted police pushed back supporters who surged toward the convoy. Messi and Inter Miami had arrived at their hotel in Lima a day earlier to loud cheers from fans. After the match, Inter Miami's four-game Champions Tour is set to continue with stops in Colombia, Ecuador and Puerto Rico. (Production: Liamar Ramos) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
