Inter Miami 3-1 UNAM Pumas: De Paul nets debut goal, Suarez & Allende scores

Game is over and the final score is Inter Miami CF 3-1 UNAM Pumas. Here is the match report.

Match Report

Inter Miami CF secured a thrilling 3-1 comeback win over Liga MX’s Pumas UNAM in the team’s third and final Leagues Cup 2025 Phase One fixture to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Legendary striker Luis Suárez delivered a standout performance with a goal and two assists, while midfielder Rodrigo De Paul scored his first goal for the Club, and Tadeo Allende also got his name onto the scoresheet.

The visitors opened the scoring to take the lead with a goal from Jorge Ruvalcaba in the 34'.

Inter Miami found the equalizer right before the break, with De Paul bagging his first goal for the Club in the 45th minute. The World Cup-winning midfielder chested down a delivery from Suárez from the left wing before scoring with a tidy outside-of-the-foot finish to the bottom-right corner. The assist was the first for Suárez in the tournament and 14th overall across all competitions in 2025.

Suárez turned the scoreline around for Inter Miami in the 59th minute with a Panenka finish to convert from the penalty spot. The goal took his tally to 10 in all competitions this season.

Allende rounded out the result for Inter Miami in the 69th, capitalizing on a line-splitting ball from Suárez and sending the ball to the back of the net with a right-footed hit from the center of the box. The goal was the 11th for Allende this season. The assist from Suárez, meanwhile, was a historic one as he equalled the all-time record for most assists for the Club in a single season with 15 (tied with Alba in 2024).

The 3-1 scoreline would hold through the final whistle for Inter Miami to secure a spot in the Leagues Cup 2025 Quarterfinals. The team’s opponent for the quarterfinals will be determined on Thursday, following the conclusion of Phase One.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

2' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs UNAM Pumas

16' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs UNAM Pumas

30' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs UNAM Pumas

33' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 0-1 UNAM Pumas

43' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs UNAM Pumas

45' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 1-1 UNAM Pumas (Rodrigo De Paul)

47' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs UNAM Pumas

52' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs UNAM Pumas

58' Penalty Goal! Inter Miami CF 2-1 UNAM Pumas

69' OWN GOAL! Inter Miami CF 3-1 UNAM Pumas

74' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs UNAM Pumas

81' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs UNAM Pumas

84' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs UNAM Pumas

Line-ups

Inter Miami CF XI: Suarez, Alba, Busquets, De Paul, Maximiliano Falcón, Marcelo Weigandt, Rocco Ríos Novo, Telasco Segovia, Tadeo Allende, Gonzalo Luján, Yannick Bright

Subs: William Yarbrough, Fafà Picault, Ian Fray, Noah Allen, Ryan Sailor, David Ruíz, Federico Redondo, Baltasar Rodríguez, Benja Cremaschi, Tomás Avilés, Santiago Morales

UNAM Pumas XI: Duarte, Guillermo Martínez, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Álvaro Angulo, Nathan Silva, Pablo Bennevendo, José Caicedo, Pedro Vite, Jorge Ruvalcaba, Rodrigo López, Miguel Paul

Subs: Ulises Rivas, Piero Quispe, Santiago Trigos, Pablo Monroy, Pablo Lara, Ángel Azuaje, Ángel Rico, Emiliano Villaseñor, Misael Torres, Rodrigo Parra