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Luis Suarez scored the first goal of his Inter Miami career during Monday's pre-season clash with Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.
The Uruguayan striker had drawn a blank on his Miami debut in a 0-0 tie with the El Salvador national team, before also failing to score in a 1-0 defeat by FC Dallas.
But he got off the mark for his new team 34 minutes into the opening game of the 2024 Riyadh Season Cup.
Suarez found the net from a close-range tap-in moments after Jordi Alba had picked out Julian Gressel with an excellent through-pass.
LUIS SUAREZ
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) January 29, 2024
His first goal for @InterMiamiCF! pic.twitter.com/oEhVqKS7UB
The goal was initially disallowed for offside - much to the disgust of Suarez, who led the Miami protests before the VAR intervened.
Replays eventually showed that, although Suarez had been stood in an offside position when the ball was played in his direction, the ball had been kicked by Al-Hilal defender Mohammed Jahfali, rather than by Miami midfielder Gressel.
Suarez's strike came after goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Abdullah Al-Hamdan had fired Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Hilal into an early 2-0 lead.
More to follow.
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