MIAMI.- He Inter Miami culminated their two-match away tour with a 0-2 victory against Royal Salt Lake with goals from the Argentine Rodrigo DePaul and the Uruguayan Luis Suarez in the final minutes of the match.
Lionel Messiwho was definitive of the weekend by scoring the winning goal in Coloradoplayed the 90 minutes, in which he generated several scoring chances, but the Brazilian goalkeeper always prevailed, Rafael Cabral.
The match seemed destined for a goalless draw until in the 81st minute, De Paul took a powerful shot that bent the goalkeeper’s hands to sneak into the top right corner.
Two minutes later, the Mexican German Berterame He won from above on the edge of the area and set up Suárez, who finished off with an exquisite left-footed finish to score the goal of tranquility.
“I think we had a great first half,” De Paul told Apple TV. “It was a nice goal and as long as it serves the team, it’s great.”
“Suárez’s goal leaves a great lesson, the other day he didn’t have to play and this is the award he deserves, it teaches us a lot.”
Suárez, 39, scored his 44th goal in 93 games with Inter Miami and his first of 2026 in the season of the MLS.
The “Herons” have not fallen since the match corresponding to the first day, when Los Angeles F.C.from South Korean Are Heung-minwon by a score of 3-0.
Since then, Miami has had five wins and three draws, all five wins as visitors.
Tactical change
The absence of the Italian Yannick Bright due to expulsion led to a change in the Argentine’s tactical order Guillermo Hoyoswho used a line of five that provided defensive stability to the visitors.
“It’s important to keep the goal at zero,” Hoyos said. “It was achieved with collective action, the team worked on the recovery with a very high intensity, when we demonstrate with our hearts, the effort is priceless.”
Real Salt Lake, directed by the Argentine-American Pablo Mastroenihad the American team, Diego Lunalike one of his figures, but without further accompaniment in the attack.
The game took place under a full house in the Rio Tinto Stadiumwith light rain throughout the second half.
The Royals lost their undefeated record at home and their three-game streak of scoring at least two goals.
Inter Miami, in turn, achieved its second victory with Hoyos at the helm and remains in second position with 18 points, one less than nashvillewhich has one less game.
