With Messi sitting out again, Suárez and Allende score to lead Inter Miami past Cavalier FC 2-0
FORT LAUDERDALE: Luis Suárez and Tadeo Allende scored second-half goals with a healthy Lionel Messi on the bench, and Inter Miami beat Jamaican club Cavalier FC 2-0 on Thursday night in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup group of 16 match.
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