Luis Suárez #9 of Inter Miami CF greets Robert Lewandowski #9 of Chicago Fire after the MLS match between Inter Miami CF and Chicago Fire FC at Nu Stadium on July 22, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images via AFP)
Luis Suárez scored twice before academy graduate Preston Plambeck struck a late winner as Inter Miami defeated Chicago Fire 3-2 on Wednesday, spoiling Robert Lewandowski’s Major League Soccer debut.
Miami were without Lionel Messi and fellow Argentine Rodrigo De Paul, who were rested four days after Argentina’s 1-0 defeat to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
Lewandowski, who recently joined Chicago Fire from Barcelona after the Catalan club won the La Liga title, made his first MLS appearance, starting the match and playing 63 minutes.
“After just two days with my new team, I didn’t expect everything to work perfectly in my first game,” the 37-year-old Poland captain said.
