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When will Luis Suárez debut with Inter Miami? Date and opponent
Suárez has signed for David Beckham’s Herons on an initial one-year deal and will link up again with Lionel Messi.
Luis Suárez has become the latest superstar to move to David Beckham’s Inter Miami, where he will line up in MLS alongside former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets for the next year, possibly two.
The Uruguayan attacker has opted to move to the United States after winning the Golden Ball in Brazil’s Serie A, given to the best player in the South American country. The 36-year-old scored 26 goals and provided 17 assists in 53 appearances in all competitions, helping the Porto Alegre-based club win their state league and super cup.
When will Luis Suárez make his debut with Messi at Inter Miami?
As yet, there is no official confirmation as to when Suárez will play for The Herons for the first time, but there already look to be four potential opportunities for the striker to take to the field again with old friend Messi.
The next match Inter Miami have scheduled is on 19 January, when they will take on the El Salvador national team in a friendly at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador.
They will then play two high-profile warm-up games against Saudi Arabian opposition in the Gulf state. Al Hilal are their next opponents on 29 January, although another ex-Barça star, Neymar, won’t be fit to play for the Saudi Pro League side. Then Messi - and potentially Suárez - will come face to face with Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr on 1 February.
When does the 2024 MLS season start? Who will The Herons face?
While it seems unlikely the forward wouldn’t play in any of those three matches, his next chance after that, as things stand, would come in the opening fixture of the 2024 MLS season on 21 February, when Inter Miami will face Real Salt Lake at DRV PNK Stadium.