Real Salt Lake 0-2 Inter Miami Highlights, MLS 2026: De Paul, Suarez Goals Give Herons Victory

We await the final announced of the starting XIs for the match to be played at the America First Field in Sandy, Utah.

RSL hosts Inter Miami after defeating San Diego FC 4-2 at home over the weekend. In all, the Utah-based side have recorded five wins, a loss and a draw for a total 16 points, and are curently fifth in the Western Conference table.

And finally we are off as the first-half begins at the America First Field stadium.

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Oh my! How did he miss that? Sergi Solans gets a great cross in from the right and the forward's header misses the goal. The stadium and the player himself cannot believe how did that not go in. Soon after, Morgan Guilavogui seems to have given his side the lead but the offside flag goes up. Superb start from RSL!

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You can feel the fervor and excitement when Messi receives the ball at his feet. The Argentine maverick is known to create something and America First Field have come in numbers, not just to support their team but also watch the icon play.

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After that rapid start from the hosts, it's all Inter Miami at the moment. RSL are sitting back and looking to hit on the counter. However, with Messi around, the visitors could be dangerous with the ex-Barca man known to cut defences with his pin-point passes.

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Messi sees his shot being saved by the RSL goalie Rafael Cabral with the visitors now amping up the pressure on the hosts. Every time the break, Real Salt Lake have their backs against the wall.

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Lionel Messi fouls former Newcastle United full-back DeAndre Yedlin and the ref blows for the whistle. The Argentine has to be careful of the yellow card booking as this is his second warning.

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Rodrigo De Paul is fouled near the edge of the penalty area and the ref awards a free-kick. The Argentine stands up to take it but its blocked by the RSL wall.

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Inter Miami's Noah Allen becomes the first player in the game to get a warning. He receives a yellow for a foul on the RSL player. Tensions rising.

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The ref blows the half-time whistle. All square at the break.

Action to begin soon as players walkout for the start of the second-half.

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And we are away for the start of the second-half.

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What a chance for Inter Miami's Germán Berterame. The visitors break and the ball falls to Messi, who drives past the RSL defence before setting up for Berterame but the latter misses the target.

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Diego Luna and Micael involved a small flare up with the Inter Miami player not interested in continuing the exchange. Ref books both the players.

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Superb from the hosts! DeAndre Yedlin passes it to Luna who then passes it to Zavier Gozo but the latter's shot is wide off the mark. The player looks frustrated as it was a great chance to give his side the lead.

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Telasco Segovia receives a booking for a foul and the Inter Miami is all set to miss his side's next MLS game.

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Here comes Suarez! The former Barca and Liverpool star is on for the final fifteen minutes. He replaces Tadeo Allende.

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Rodrigo De Paul has given his side the much desired lead in the game and that could seal the deal for the visitors. Short corner taken and the former Atletico man puts its past the RSL goalie.

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If the game was not sealed earlier, it surely has now. Luis Suarez bags a worldie with a superb one-foot effort that silences the home crowd and bags the vital points for Inter Miami.

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Dying minutes of the game and Messi's free-kick is saved by the RSL goalie. The Argentine cannot get on the scoresheet but he has still seven minutes more to add himself on the sheet.

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Huge victory for Inter Miami.

Real Salt Lake 0-2 Inter Miami