Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire

Columbus Crew secured a dramatic 4-2 win over New York City FC with two stoppage-time goals.

MIAMI: Luis Suarez struck twice to take his season tally to 16 goals in 20 Major League Soccer games as Inter Miami cruised to a 4-1 win over Chicago Fire on Saturday at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.

Despite being without Lionel Messi, who remains sidelined with an ankle injury, Miami, under Gerardo Martino’s guidance, continued their strong form. The team has already secured a spot in the playoffs and remains in first place in the race for the regular season ‘Supporters’ Shield at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.’

However, there was no sign of Miami easing off as Suarez, the 37-year-old Uruguayan and former Barcelona striker, continued his impressive scoring streak at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.

In the 25th minute, Suarez was instrumental in Miami’s first goal when Chicago keeper Chris Brady parried his effort, causing it to rebound off the unlucky defender Tobias Salquist and into the goal.

Just one minute into the second half, Suarez found the back of the net again, beating Brady with a low left-footed shot at the near post after a smart exchange with Diego Gomez at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.

The veteran striker completed his brace in the 53rd minute with a close-range finish after receiving a low ball into the box from his former Barcelona teammate, Jordi Alba at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.

Chicago Fire managed to pull one back in the 82nd minute through Giorgios Koutsias, but Miami sealed a convincing win when Leonardo Campana broke down the right and set up substitute Robert Taylor, who made no mistake in front of goal at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.

Elsewhere, defending champions Columbus Crew, fresh off their Leagues Cup triumph, appear well-placed to join Miami in the Eastern Conference postseason. Two stoppage-time goals earned them a dramatic 4-2 win over New York City FC at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.

Algerian forward Mounsef Bakrar looked to have secured a point for New York when he finished off a swift counter-attack to make it 2-2 in the 86th minute.

But in the third minute of stoppage time, DeJuan Jones capitalized on some hesitant New York defending to poke home, and Jacen Russell-Rowe added a fourth to secure the victory for the Crew, who are currently third in the Eastern Conference at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.

FC Cincinnati, playing without their suspended Argentine star Luciano Acosta, remains just ahead of the Crew after a 4-1 win over Montreal, with another Argentine, Luca Orellano, scoring twice. Orellano’s second goal, in the 57th minute to make it 3-0, was a spectacular strike from inside his own half.

In the Western Conference, second-placed Los Angeles FC suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to seventh-placed Houston Dynamo at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.

Ezequiel Ponce put Houston ahead in the 28th minute, turning home from inside the six-yard box after LAFC failed to clear their lines.

Substitute Lawrence Ennali made it 2-0, just two minutes after coming on as a 70th-minute substitute. Ennali displayed an electric pace as he burst down the left, cut inside, and rounded Hugo Lloris to slot into an empty net at Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami crush Chicago Fire.

Juan Mosquera of Colombia scored in the 54th minute to give the Portland Timbers a 1-0 victory against the Seattle Sounders in the Pacific Northwest derby. In the close competition for the top seven slots and automatic postseason participation, Portland, Houston, and Seattle are all knotted on 40 points. The Sounders are currently in eighth place on goal differential after Luis Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami defeats Chicago Fire.

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