Tag: Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez Inter Miami needed someone to step up in Lionel Messi’s absence in order to avoid an early elimination from the Leagues Cup. Fellow superstar attacker Luis Suarez answered the call. Suarez scored a penalty kick and delivered two delightful assists to send Inter Miami through to the quarterfinals via a 3-1 home win over Mexican club Pumas UNAM on Wednesday night. The South Florida side came from behind to grab the group stage victory, as Suarez dished out helpers to Rodrigo De Paul and Tadeo Allende that were sandwiched around a goal of his own. Javier Mascherano’s club finished 2-1-0 with eight points in the group stage of the Leagues Cup, and as a result will open the knockout phase by hosting a yet-to-be-determined Mexican opponent on either Aug. 19 or 20. Missing Messi due...

Luis Suarez collected a brace in the first six minutes of Saturday night's match as CF Inter Miami clinched a spot in the MLS playoffs, blanking Cincinnati FC 2-0 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Miami (17-4-5, 56 points) opened an eight-point lead on Cincinnati (15-8-3, 48 points) in the East and avenged a 6-1 loss on July 6 at Cincinnati, where it played without six starters and had a seventh starter red-carded in the second half. Suarez was one of the missing six that night. So was fellow star Lionel Messi, who sat out this one as well with a right ankle injury suffered last month during the Copa America championship match. But Messi's presence wasn't needed in the rematch. With legendary former NFL quarterback Tom Brady looking on, Suarez put Miami ahead to stay only 30 seconds into the ...