Lionel Messi was not in injury, but he Inter Miamithis time, He didn’t miss him. In the absence of the Argentine star, Luis Suárez He signed a goal and two assists to seal his team’s pass to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cupafter a new comeback in front of the Mexican Pumaswhich is eliminated. The initial goal of Jorge Ruvalcaba, at half an hour and after a calm start of the game, was neutralized by Rodrigo de Paul on the edge of the break, after a good center of Luis Suarez. In the second half, Inter Miami entered ecstasy, led by the Uruguayan, and the rest of goals fell.
With this victory, Inter Miami is the first MLS team to certify its classification to the quarterfinals of the tournament, with eight points. It will depend on the results of Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers, on Thursday, to know if it accesses the next phase in the first, second or third position. Pumas, meanwhile, was left out with five points. Among the MX League clubs, only Toluca is mathematically classified.
The absence of Messi, who abandoned the previous Inter Miami match, noticed at the beginning of the team, which from the beginning wanted the ball, had it, but was not able to generate danger with him. Pumas did not put too many complications, but there ‘Las Garzas’ ran without knowing how to open Mexican defense. Suarez was shipwrecked among the centrals and was missing from ideas without his Argentine attack partner.
The scenario was not very different in the opposite field, where Pumas also did not enjoy very clarity, with a more self -conscious Adalberto Carrasquilla than in the last games, and that made the occasions not just arrived in either of the two areas. It was not until the first half when a good pass by Pablo Vite, who overcome the Inter Miami central couple, found the uncheck from the second line of Ruvalcaba, who defined the first touch from within the area, without leaving time to reaction to the goalkeeper of the US team.
The Messi and the Suarez celebrate the penalty goal of Uruguayan
The goal eliminated Inter Miami, so it soon react. In the absence of Messi’s magic, they continued to insist with the side centers, and was precisely in one launched by Suárez, from the left, in which the tie arrived. Yannick Bright opened Band for the Uruguayan striker, who first put a good pass to Paul. The new signing of Inter Miami had enough time to control the ball with the chest on the edge of the small area, and define crossed before the exit of the Pumas goalkeeper. It was 1-1, and both teams were going to play the pass to the next phase of the CUP leagues in the second half.
The euphoria with which the first half was the same was the same with which the second began, thanks to a fantastic definition of Suarez within the area to a foul rush by Inter Miami. However, happiness barely lasted a minute, which took the VAR to notify the referee that Suarez had left in advance position.
The VAR did not correct the referee ten minutes later, when he whistled as a penalty within the area of José Caicedo. Suarez chopped the penalty and put Inter Miami towards the quarterfinals of the tournament. They subtracted 30 minutes. The third goal was born in the former Barça boots, unleashed in the second half, like the rest of Inter Miami. He received the ball on the front and left with a pass completely alone to Tadeo Allende in front of the rival goalkeeper. If he had missed a hand in hand, this time he did not fail.
Pumas seemed knocked out because Suárez’s influence on Wednesday resembled Messi’s. In fact, the Uruguayan was about to sign the triple of assistance later, with another pass to Allende. But the third assault was again for Paul, who snatched the ball.
Technical file
3 – Inter Miami: Rocco Ríos Novo; Marcelo Weigandt (Ian Fray, m.46), Gonzalo Luján, Maxi Falcón, Jordi Alba; Yannick Bright, Sergio Busquets; Tadeo Allende (Fafa Picault, m.76), Rodrigo de Paul (Federico Redondo, m.89), Telasco Segovia (Noah Allen, m.76) and Luis Suárez (Benjamin Cremaschi, m.83).
1- Pumas: Miguel Paul; Pablo Bennevendo (Pablo Monroy, M.66), Nathan Silva, Rubén Duarte, Álvaro Angulo (Ángel Azuaje, m.88); Jorge Ruvalcaba, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Pedro Vite (Emiliano Villasenor, m.88), José Caicedo (Ángel Rico, m.72); Rodrigo López (Piero Cordova, m.46) and Guillermo Martínez.
Goals: 0-1, Jorge Ruvalcaba (m. 34); 1-1, Rodrigo de Paul (m. 45); 2-1, Luis Suarez, penalty (m. 59) 3-1, Tadeo Allende (m. 69)
Referee: Ismael Cornejo, from El Salvador. He admonished Luis Suarez at Inter Miami and Álvaro Angulo and Nathan Silva in El Pumas
Incidents: The third day of the CUP Leagues played at the Chase Stadium of Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA).
The public rewarded with an ovation the performance of the Uruguayan when it was replaced in the 82nd minute. Benjamín Cremaschi entered by him, who wasted the room in another hand in hand against the goalkeeper of the Mexican team. Pumas failed to cut and Inter Miami is still alive in the Leagues Cup, a tournament that already conquered in 2023.
