Inter Miami 3-2 Chicago Fire
Match summary
Inter Miami beat Chicago Fire 3-2 in MLS on Wed, 22 Jul 2026.
Goals — Inter Miami: Suarez 27' (pen), 51'; Plambeck 87' | Chicago Fire: Ríos 18' (og); Dithejane 67'.
Inter Miami had 53% of the possession and 14 shots (7 on target) against 15 (4) for Chicago Fire; corners 8-4, yellow cards 1-1.
In their last 11 meetings Inter Miami won 3, Chicago Fire won 5 and 3 ended level.
Venue: Nu Stadium. Referee: Rubiel Vazquez.
Match timeline
- 18'RíosOwn goal1-0
- 27'SuarezPenalty goal2-0
- 51'SuarezAssist: BerterameGoal3-0
- 62'⇄In LodOut LewandowskiSubstitution
- 63'⇄In PinedaOut DavillaSubstitution
- 63'⇄In DithejaneOut ZinckernagelSubstitution
- 64'ElliottYellow card
- 67'DithejaneAssist: Haile-SelassieGoal3-1
- 69'⇄In PlambeckOut RuizSubstitution
- 74'⇄In PintérOut SilvettiSubstitution
- 85'⇄In AllenOut FraySubstitution
- 87'PlambeckGoal4-1
- 88'⇄In RadojevićOut GutmanSubstitution
- 88'⇄In ShokalookOut Haile-SelassieSubstitution
- 90'ReguilonYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
SuarezInter Miami · Attacker
- Expected Goals1.5
- Shots On Target3
- Minutes90
DithejaneChicago Fire · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.13
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes28
PlambeckInter Miami · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.4
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes22
ZinckernagelChicago Fire · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.13
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes62
FrayInter Miami · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes84
GutmanChicago Fire · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes87
Lineups
Chicago Fire 4-4-2Inter Miami 4-2-2-2
Inter Miami
Coach: Guillermo Hoyos
Substitutes
- 32Noah AllenDefender
- 59Preston PlambeckMidfielder7.5
- 56Dániel PintérAttacker6.5
- 97Dayne St ClairGoalkeeper
- 70Daniel SumallaDefender
- 76Ezequiel Abadia-RedaDefender
- 55Ian UrkidiMidfielder
- 52Diego ReyAttacker
Unavailable players
- Lionel MessiPersonalReasons
- Rodrigo De PaulPersonalReasons
- Tadeo AllendeKnee injury
Chicago Fire
Coach: Gregg Berhalter
Substitutes
- 22Mauricio PinedaDefender6.1
- 14Viktor RadojevićDefender
- 17Robin LodMidfielder6.3
- 12Puso DithejaneAttacker7.4
- 20Jason ShokalookAttacker
- 44Josh CohenGoalkeeper
- 5Sam RogersDefender
- 2Leonardo BarrosoDefender
- 35Sergio OregelMidfielder
Unavailable players
- André FrancoCruciate ligament injury
Statistics
Inter MiamiChicago Fire
Key statistics
53%Possession47%
2.29Expected Goals1.84
14Total Shots15
7Shots On Target4
6Big Chances Created3
8Corners4
8Fouls16
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides3
3Goalkeeper Saves4
437Passes Completed382
All statistics
93Attacks59
5Shots Off Target9
2Shots Blocked2
0Hit Woodwork0
2.84Expected Goals On Target1.51
15Free Kicks7
7Shots Inside The Box12
507Total Passes458
7Shots Outside The Box3
3Big Chances Missed3
0.99Expected Assists1.64
1/18 (6%)Crosses Completed4/11 (36%)
247Passes Own Half239
278Passes Opposition Half230
26/43 (60%)Long Passes Completed10/30 (33%)
12Throw-Ins15
10Key Passes10
109Passes Into Final Third80
75Backward Passes63
7Goal Kicks6
13Interceptions13
1.84Expected Goals Conceded2.29
9/13 (69%)Tackles Won4/14 (29%)
20Clearances33
44Duels Won47
11/29 (38%)Aerial Duels Won18/29 (62%)
33/62 (53%)Ground Duels Won29/62 (47%)
15Was Fouled7
5/10 (50%)Successful Dribbles8/11 (73%)
5Was Dribbled Past3
3Final Third Possession Won5
118Possession Lost106
0Substitutions3
Previous meetings
3 Inter Miami3 draws5 Chicago Fire
Match information
- Competition
- MLS
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Nu Stadium
- Capacity
- 25,000
- Attendance
- 25,123
- Referee
- Rubiel Vazquez