Overview
- The MLS Disciplinary Committee suspended and fined Suárez for violent conduct in the 71st minute of Game 2, a sequence that drew no card or VAR sanction during the match.
- Inter Miami said it respects the decision but voiced concern about “re-refereeing” and head coach Javier Mascherano called the ruling “very strange.”
- Suárez will miss Saturday’s winner-take-all Game 3 at Chase Stadium, with the series tied 1-1 and the victor advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
- MLS also fined Inter Miami defender Ian Fray for simulation during the same match.
- This is Suárez’s second sanction of 2025 after a prior three-game MLS suspension tied to a Leagues Cup spitting incident; he has been a major contributor this season alongside Lionel Messi.