Inter Miami’s quick double
- Inter Miami beat Real Salt Lake thanks to two quick goals from Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suárez scored one minute apart. (x.com) - The pair of goals arrived within a single minute, back‑to‑back, swinging the match outcome. (x.com) - Social coverage celebrated the world‑class finishes and the brief scoring flurry as the decisive moment in the game. (x.com)
Inter Miami left Sandy, Utah, with a 2-0 win after Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suárez scored in the 82nd and 83rd minutes on April 22. (intermiamicf.com) The match stayed scoreless into the final 10 minutes at America First Field before De Paul opened it from a short-corner routine set up by Telasco Segovia. Suárez, on as a 75th-minute substitute, doubled the lead with a left-footed half-volley from just inside the box. (intermiamicf.com) ESPN’s match report listed the goals one minute apart and said goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair recorded his second clean sheet of the 2026 season. Real Salt Lake’s six-game unbeaten run ended with the loss. (espn.com) The result pushed Inter Miami to 18 points through nine Major League Soccer matches, with a 5-1-3 record. The club said it also extended its regular-season unbeaten run to eight games and improved to 5-1-1 away from home. (intermiamicf.com) That road mark matters in a season where Miami entered the night second in the Eastern Conference and Real Salt Lake came in with 16 points in the West. Major League Soccer’s preview framed the game as a test for a Miami team that had changed coaches days earlier, with sporting director Guillermo Hoyos taking over after Javier Mascherano’s departure. (mlssoccer.com) Lionel Messi started and created Miami’s best first-half chance in the 22nd minute, forcing a save, but did not score. Inter Miami said St. Clair’s stop on Alexandros Katranis in the 59th minute kept the game level long enough for the late surge. (intermiamicf.com) De Paul’s goal was his second of the regular season, and Segovia’s assist was his fifth, according to the club recap. Suárez’s finish was also his second league goal of the season. (intermiamicf.com) Miami’s official recap also noted a club record on the night: homegrown defender Noah Allen made his 119th appearance across all competitions, moving past Drake Callender for the most in team history. The win was Miami’s second straight on the road. (intermiamicf.com) For a match that looked headed toward a draw, the decisive stretch lasted about 120 seconds. Two late finishes turned a tight game into three points and kept Miami near the top of the East. (espn.com)
