It has taken a while for Luis Suarez to find his spark at Inter Miami, but when he finally did, he did so in spectacular fashion.
The Uruguayan scored his first and second MLS goals as he, Lionel Messi and co ran riot in Inter Miami’s thumping win over Florida rivals, Orlando City.
The Florida derby was expected to live up to its rivalry billing but the Lions were made to look like kittens against vintage Messi and Suarez.
Suarez, who was David Beckham’s blockbuster signing this offseason to join former Barcelona teammates Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, burst into life after just four minutes.
He produced a stunning first-time finish off a low cross from Julian Gressel and volleyed it into the top right corner to hand Miami the dream start.
Luis Suarez finally scored his first goal for Inter Miami in their 5-0 win over Orlando City
Lionel Messi also bagged a brace during the rout of the Heron’s Florida rivals Saturday night
The duo gifted MLS fans with a glimpse of their vintage Barcelona quality
Seven minutes after breaking the ice, Gressel and Suarez once again teamed up with El Pistolero putting the finishing touches on a nifty give-and-go with the US international to double the lead.
Suarez could have easily turned his brace into a hat-trick in the 29th minute but instead opted to feed across the face of goal to Robert Taylor who extended Miami’s lead to a comfortable 3-0 before the break.
The second half heralded the arrival of a touch of Messi magic as the Argentine added to Suarez’s haul with two of his own.
His first wasn’t his finest as the Argentine scrambled the ball over the line after it had pinballed around the box but the quality of his second couldn’t disputed as he sealed the 5-0 win and top spot in the Eastern Conference for Inter Miami.
More to follow.
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