MIAMI:

Luis Suarez scored a penalty in each half to give Inter Miami a 2-1 victory over Tigres UANL on Wednesday, stepping up to fill the void after was ruled out of the Leagues Cup quarter-final clash.

Messi, who has battled a "minor" muscle injury since a Leagues Cup group match on August 2, returned Saturday after a two-week absence, scoring a goal after coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy.

However, the 38-year-old World Cup winner was ruled out against Tigres as Inter advanced in the cross-border club competition for teams from Major League Soccer and Mexico's Liga-MX.

"We rely on how Leo feels and it wasn't the best," Inter assistant coach Javier Morales said. "We preferred not to take risks, not to go backward in his recovery."

In a duel that produ

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