VIDEO: Inter Miami v Independiente del Valle, tempers flare with Suárez | OneFootball

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·27 February 2026

VIDEO: Inter Miami v Independiente del Valle, tempers flare with Suárez

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The team led by Javier Mascherano faces the Ecuadorian team, and the match started late, broadcasted on Disney+ Premium.

NOTHING FRIENDLY about the clash! Things got heated in the match between Inter Miami and Independiente Del Valle, and Lucho Suárez was one of the protagonists.


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After the start of the MLS, Inter Miami plays its last friendly match of the season in Puerto Rico against Independiente del Valle. The match, featuring the star presence of Lionel Messi, will be held at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in the city of Bayamón, broadcasted on Disney+ Premium.

The team led by Javier Mascherano faces the commitment corresponding to the so-called Champions Tour, which had been rescheduled on February 13 due to the probable absence of Messi because of physical issues. Once again, the Rosario star will be present but as a substitute, in Puerto Rico.

The Florida team debuted last weekend in the Major League Soccer of the United States with a 3-0 defeat against Los Angeles FC. Inter, the reigning league champion, did not have a good night in California and suffered a hard setback ahead of the Clásico del Sol against Orlando City, which will be played next Sunday, March 1, at the Inter&Co Stadium.

Inter Miami's tight schedule will continue on March 7 as a visitor against DC United for the third round of the MLS, and four days later, they will play the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 against Nashville SC at Geodis Park. The return match will be on March 18 at the new stadium of the Florida club.

As for Independiente del Valle, led by Uruguayan Joaquín Papa, they come to the duel with Inter after an auspicious debut in the Ecuadorian tournament with a 2-0 victory over Guayaquil City, with goals from Djorkaeff Reasco and Layan Loor. The Ecuadorian team's roster includes Argentinians Guido Villar, Matías Perelló, and Mateo Carabajal.

For Inter Miami, it will be the end of the preseason tour conducted in various countries of the American continent, which began on January 24 with a 3-0 defeat in Peru against Alianza Lima. On the 31st, the Herons defeated Atlético Nacional 2-1 at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Medellín, Colombia, with goals from Luis Suárez and an own goal by Elkin Rivero. The last clash was on February 7 in Guayaquil and ended with a 2-2 draw against Barcelona of Ecuador with goals from Lionel Messi and Germán Berterame.

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