Inter Miami forward Luis Suárez has been suspended for Saturday’s pivotal playoff match against Nashville SC by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for an incident in Game 2 of their first-round series, sources briefed on the situation have told The Athletic.
Miami appealed the decision, but it was upheld, meaning Suárez will miss the decisive Game 3 at Chase Stadium, sources added. After Miami and Nashville split the first two games, the loser will be eliminated, with Miami, MLS’s top-spending side, hoping to avoid a first-round elimination for the second year running.
Suárez is being suspended for an off-ball incident in the 71st minute, in which he kicked out at Nashville defender Andy Najar. There was no foul called or card issued on the play.