Wen Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul dey lead Argentina to 2026 FIFA World Cup final, Inter Miami no stop for MLS. Despite missing dia two best players, Miami still win two matches. But di main tori na Luis Suarez wey dey score plenty goals.
Di 39-year-old Uruguayan striker don score seven goals for im last four MLS games. Na im form dey carry Miami. But di club go miss am for Leagues Cup wey dey start this Wednesday. Suarez no go fit play for any of di three group matches: against San Luis, Monterrey, and Leon.
Why? Because im dey serve six-game suspension from di competition. Dis one na from di finale of last year tournament. For 2025 Leagues Cup final, Seattle Sounders beat Miami 3-0. After di match, wahala burst between di two sides. Suarez get confrontation wit one Seattle staff member, and im appear to spit for di person.
After investigation, dem hand Suarez six-game ban for Leagues Cup. Since di competition don end, im go serve di suspension for 2026. Di tournament format get three group matches, quarterfinals, semifinals, final and third place match. So Suarez go miss di whole Leagues Cup.
Inter Miami head coach Guillermo Hoyos talk say Suarez no get replacement. “Luis is irreplaceable,” im tell reporters. “They are players that mark di path.” Hoyos talk say di absence dey come at inopportune time because Suarez dey hot. Im fit score, im fit assist, im dey work. “You cannot replace am. We have to compete,” im add.
Suarez don dey lead Miami attack since Messi and Germán Berterame no dey. Im get seven goals for four games. For di 2-2 draw wit Columbus Crew, im get goal and assist. Messi make im first appearance since World Cup as late substitute for dat match.
Di ban na from di brawl wey happen after di final. Suarez bin need to be held back by teammates and coaches before im spit on one staff member. Former Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets also throw punch for former Seattle midfielder Obed Vargas. Defender Tomás Avilés get sanction for aggressive behavior.
Busquets get two-game ban, Aviles get three-match suspension, but both players no dey Inter Miami again. Busquets don retire, while Avilés dey on loan for Chilean side O’Higgins FC.
Miami go start dia Leagues Cup campaign on Wednesday night against Atlético de San Luis for Nu Stadium. Dem go face Monterrey and León for group phase.
