The eldest of Messi's three sons traveled to his father's hometown of Rosario, Argentina to represent Inter Miami's U-13 side in the Newell's Cup tournament. The competition features eight clubs from North and South America as they compete against one another across five days.

Colombia comes in at No. 10, Brazil at No. 8, but sitting above all of them at No. 1 in the world is Argentina, a nation that has seen soccer success arrive at an unprecedented rate — led by the skills of one man,

Thiago Messi, the eldest son of Lionel, made his debut in the “Newell’s Cup” tournament in the countryside city of Rosario.

Thiago Messi, the eldest son of the Argentina star, has made his debut in the "Newell's Cup" tournament in the countryside city of Rosario.

Thiago Messi, the eldest son of the Argentina star, has made his debut in the “Newell’s Cup” tournament in the countryside city of Rosario. The 12-year-old Messi played with the No. 10 jersey of an Inter Miami youth team,

Thiago Messi is part of the Inter Miami squad playing in the Newell's Cup for under-13s in Rosario - the city in Argentina where his father Lionel was born.

Lionel Messi's oldest son has played a match against the boyhood club of the Argentina captain. Thiago Messi, 12, played for the under-13 team of Messi's current club Inter Miami against Newell's Old Boys from Messi's home town of Rosario on Monday.

Thiago is Lionel Messi's eldest son. Like his father, who plays at Inter Miami, Thiago is currently playing for Inter Miami youth team.