The legendary Uruguayan forward made his Inter Miami debut.
Diego Mayel Ibarradiegoibarra21Estados UnidosUpdate: Feb 22nd, 2024 06:04 EST0
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It was a special night on Wednesday as Inter Miami defeated Real Salt Lake (2-0) at Chase Stadium to kick off Major League Soccer 2024. The Herons’ fans were treated to Luis Suárez’s first official game in their colours and he provided an assist for Diego Gómez.
The spotlight is indeed more on Lionel Messi – who also assisted Robert Taylor – but the fans in South Florida got to enjoy Suárez’s full debut. Although he had already received a standing ovation before the match and said a few words alongside David Beckham, the Uruguayan also spoke about his objectives with the MLS club at the end of the game.
Messi ➡️ Suárez ➡️ Gómez 🔥Diego Gómez doubles the lead for us late in the match#MIAvRSL | 2-0 pic.twitter.com/bPWUmnjqDD
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) February 22, 2024
Suárez sends message to MLS teams
In an on-field interview with Apple TV’s Tony Cherchi, Suárez stressed the importance of reuniting with Messi, Busquets and Alba to get Miami back on track. “I’m very happy because it’s the first game won at home. We are friends on and off the field, we want to do our best to help Inter Miami and win a title this year.”
He added: “There is no greater ambition than to come to a team that won the first title only last year. The objective and challenge is the MLS Cup. It would be very important.”
