Suarez shines

On the morning of August 7, Luis Suarez scored and assisted in Inter Miami's 3-1 comeback win over Pumas in the final match of the North and Central American Confederation Cup group stage.

Suarez replaces Messi to lead the attack of Inter Miami.

On the day Lionel Messi was unable to play due to injury, the burden of leading Inter Miami's attack fell on Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan veteran lived up to the coaching staff's expectations by contributing to all three of Inter Miami's goals.

In the 45th minute, Suarez crossed the ball accurately from the left wing for Rodrigo De Paul to score the equalizer 1-1.

In the second half, the former Barcelona striker helped Inter Miami take the lead for the first time with a heroic panenka from the penalty spot. In the 69th minute, Suarez made his mark again with a through ball for Tadeo Allende to finish accurately from close range, raising the score to 3-1. If Allende had taken advantage of the opportunity to face the goalkeeper in the 84th minute, Suarez would have had a hat-trick of assists.

In the stands, Messi was clearly delighted to witness his close friend's sublime performance. The spectacular comeback at home helped Inter Miami close the 2025 Leagues Cup group stage with 8 points after 2 wins in 90 minutes and 1 victory in the penalty shootout.

Inter Miami are certain to finish in the top four of the group stage, meaning a ticket to the knockout stages of the League Cup for the third consecutive season. In last year's tournament, Messi and his teammates regretfully stopped in the round of 16 after a 2-3 defeat to Columbus Crew.

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