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Suarez, Messi score in Inter Miami preseason loss

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January 29, 2024

Suarez, Messi score in Inter Miami preseason loss

Inter Miami finally broke through with the team’s first goals of its preseason world tour – including one each from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez – but it wasn’t enough in a 4-3 loss to Al-Hilal on Monday.

The loss is Miami’s second of preseason, which opened with a scoreless draw against the El Salvador national team and a 1-0 loss to FC Dallas.

The game was played as part of the Riyadh Season Cup, which continues on Thursday with a highly-anticipated Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo matchup as Miami takes on Al-Nassr.

Here are some takeaways from the match.

Suarez, Messi looking more in sync with teammates

After failing to score in their first two preseason games, Inter Miami finally started to look a bit more connected and polished in the final third on Monday.

Luis Suarez scored his first goal of the preseason with a finish into an empty net after an Al Hilal defender toe-poked the ball away from Julian Gressel and into his path just a few yards away from the net. Despite initially being ruled offside, VAR showed that it was the defender, not Gressel, who played the ball into Suarez’s path for the goal.

💥 LUIS SUAREZ 💥
His first goal for @InterMiamiCF! pic.twitter.com/oEhVqKS7UB
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) January 29, 2024

Despite coming off that touch, the movement from Gressel and Suarez was very good on the goal and showed some signs of the growing connection between new teammates.

After Al Hilal opened things back up to 3-1, Lionel Messi got his first goal of the preseason with a penalty kick finish after homegrown David Ruiz drew the foul in the box. A minute later, Ruiz had the moment of the match with an impressive strike, getting on the end of a Messi pass, cutting back into his right foot and lashing home a strike inside the near post.

TAKE A BOW, DAVID RUIZ
What a beauty to level it 3-3 for @InterMiamiCF! pic.twitter.com/6qrv9dMOU6
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) January 29, 2024

Giving up a late goal to lose, 4-3, is never a positive, but Inter Miami will have some good things to take away from the performance overall. – Paul Tenorio

Defensive struggles

Inter Miami continues to struggle defensively, primarily in transition. However, against Al Hilal, missed assignments and poor clearances were factors in the home side’s goals. Additionally, goalkeeper Drake Callender had an average night. He was shaky on the ball and failed to command his box with authority.

Miami’s winless start is enough to sound the alarms for some, but no one should be panicking just yet. These are tests, and surely head coach Tata Martino will use these setbacks and the uninspired defensive performances, to focus on what needs to be improved before the MLS season opener on Feb. 21. – Felipe Cardenas

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Inter Miami to wear new home kit against Al Hilal

Another key injury

For the third time this preseason, Inter Miami saw a projected starter leave a friendly early with an injury. In the second half, center back Sergiy Kryvtsov appeared worse for wear after heading a powerful shot with the side of his head. The potential contact to his temple left him seated on the field for a couple of minutes. The Ukraine international attempted to play on, but was substituted off minutes later after again needing to sit on the pitch.

This first friendly of their preseason world tour saw Facundo Farias suffer a season-ending ACL injury, while the following game saw U.S. international Benjamin Cremaschi suffer a sports hernia that’ll require at least 2-3 months of recovery. Considering the fact that defense is far and away the weakest area of the pitch for Miami, seeing Kryvstov miss time would be another blow to the team’s lofty expectations in 2024. – Jeff Rueter

(Photo: FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

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How to stream the Formula 1 2024 Miami Grand Prix

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How to stream the Formula 1 2024 Miami Grand Prix

Another weekend of Formula 1 action awaits as the Miami International Autodrome gets set to host its third Grand Prix since joining the calendar in 2022 – and below you can find all the information you need to follow it live.

Max Verstappen and Red Bull remain the favourites after another pole position and victory double in China, and with two wins from two Miami races under their belt, but can somebody else rise to the occasion this time out?

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Verstappen’s team mate, Sergio Perez, has form at the venue, having claimed his most recent pole there last season, while McLaren will be aiming to build on their improved display in China and Ferrari will be keen to bounce back after a quiet weekend.

That’s not to mention Mercedes and Aston Martin, who have both shown flashes of pace so far this season and will be pushing hard to join the front-running battle at the first of three races in the United States throughout 2024.

As always, we will be here to bring you the action across our various platforms.

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2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix session timings and preview

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May 1, 2024

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2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix session timings and preview

F1 makes its third visit to the Miami this weekend, as it continues to build on the success of the inaugural event in 2022.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the last two editions of the Miami GP and is once again the favourite for victory, with the RB20 proving to be near-unbeatable in 2024.

2024 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

Session	GMT Advertisement	BST	CEsT	ET	PT	AEST Advertisement	JST	IST
FP1	16:30	17:30 Advertisement	18:30	12:30	09:30	02:30¹	01:30¹ Advertisement	22:00
Shootout	20:30	21:30	22:30 Advertisement	16:30	13:30	06:30¹	05:30¹	02:00¹
Sprint	16:00	17:00 Advertisement	18:00	12:00	09:00	02:00¹	01:00¹	21:30
Quali	20:00 Advertisement	21:00	22:00	16:00	13:00	06:00¹	05:00¹ Advertisement	01:30¹
Race	20:00	21:00	22:00 Advertisement	16:00	13:00	06:00¹	05:00¹	01:30¹