📹 Suárez shines, but Palmeiras snatch late draw and go through top | OneFootball

At Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Palmeiras drew 2-2 with Inter Miami on Monday (23), in the third and final round of the first phase of the 2025 Club World Cup.

Overall, the green team was unable to fit the mark, did not have intensity and was totally inefficient and without creativity in the offensive sector.

Meanwhile, the night was Luis Suárez's. The 38-year-old Uruguayan veteran striker was responsible for an assist and a goal in the duel.

Based on the tireless support of the crowd, the Big Green pulled out the tie in the final minutes.

⚽ The game

The first opportunity was for Palmeiras. After a corner kick, Gustavo Gómez rose high and headed for the goalkeeper's quiet defense.

However, at 15 minutes, Redondo pushed the danger away with a long shot, Suárez made the pivot, chesting and giving the assist to Allende, who advanced at speed, free, to open the scoring for Inter Miami.

The duo appeared again at the beginning of the second half, with Luisito's pass to Allende, after a side kick, but the striker finished crossed out.

Without reaction power, Palmeiras - giving all the space in the world for Inter Miami players to exchange passes in midfield - saw Luis Suárez score a great goal.

"El Pistolero" passed through THREE markers and finished high to increase the lead for the South Florida team.

In the end, after a "high" in the entrance of the area, Allan gave the assist between the defenders for Paulinho, who finished almost falling to reduce the disadvantage of the Big Green.

And, based on the "strength of Allianz", after a cross from the left, the defender cleared very badly with his head, and Mauricio took the rebound, releasing a first-time bomb to leave everything equal.

🔥 Firepower

Even with all the physical problems, especially in the knee, Luis Suárez continues with the striker's flair in place.

Only in 2025, there are nine goals in 23 games. In the last eight games, there were five goals!

Only in Club World Cups, "El Pistolero" scored six goals (being five, in 2015, for Barcelona), tying with Messi and one goal from Pelé and Cristiano Ronaldo!

🚦 How it stays

With the result, Palmeiras and Inter Miami stayed with five points, but the Big Green advanced in first place in Group A for having a better goal difference (2 x 1).

In the round of 16, Palmeiras will face the embattled Botafogo, in Philadelphia, on Saturday (28), while the Americans will face the "favorite" PSG, in Atlanta, on Sunday (29).

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