Suárez scores 17th MLS goal, but Inter Miami settles for 3-3 draw with Charlotte

A well-worked corner kick and a first-time finish were all it took for Luis Suárez to show up once again where he likes it most: the opponent's box. The Uruguayan scored Saturday in Inter Miami's 3-3 draw with Charlotte, in matchday 34 of the 2026 MLS regular season, a game that had no shortage of drama.

There was a wrinkle to the goal. A corner kick came in, the ball was flicked on at the near post, and there, at the back post, Suárez popped up to finish first-time. That goal, scored in the 33rd minute, made it 2-0 for Inter Miami at the time.

It was Suárez's 17th goal of the MLS season, a number that confirms that, despite the passing years, the forward remains a goal-scoring guarantee every time he steps into the box.

The match didn't stay at that favorable start, though. Charlotte responded and the score finished tied at 3-3, a result that leaves Inter Miami with mixed feelings: they picked up a point, but also the sense of a lead that slipped away along the way.

With the draw, the Florida club held onto second place in the Eastern Conference, a spot that remains solid with the regular season winding down. Not losing ground in the standings, even on a night when the opponent pushed back hard enough to level the score, carries its own weight with the stretch run of the schedule in mind.

Suárez's goal once again highlights something that no longer surprises anyone: his knack for being in the right spot inside the box. That read of the back post, that instinct for anticipating the play off the near-post flick, is the trademark of a forward who keeps piling up impressive numbers season after season.

Now it remains to be seen how Inter Miami processes this draw and what adjustments the team makes for the games ahead, with the goal of not just holding onto second place but arriving in the best possible shape for MLS's decisive stretch.