Allende, Suárez secure first leg victory for Inter Miami CF against Cavalier FC | OneFootball

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami CF earned a 2-nil win against Cavalier FC in the first leg of their Round of 16 series as the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup continued on Thursday at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

The visitors came close to finding the breakthrough goal in the 33’, with a deflected attempt from Jalmaro Calvin that hit the woodwork.

Inter Miami took the lead in the 61’, with Tadeo Allende opening the scoring with a powerful left-footed shot from the center of the box to capitalize on an assist from Sergio Busquets.

Luis Suárez extended the lead for the hosts in 83’, collecting possession inside the box before placing the ball at the far post with a left-footed finish.

Inter Miami goalkeeper Óscar Ustari registered a save in the match and collected his second clean sheet of the campaign.

The two sides will meet again for the second leg next Thursday at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.

Post-Match data Inter Miami v Cavalier FC

MLS teams extended their unbeaten streak against teams from

Jamaica in the Concacaf Champions Cup, dating back to 2008. With Inter

Miami’s win over Cavalier tonight, they have six wins and one draw.

● This is the first time that Inter Miami has kept a clean sheet at home

in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Their only shutout before tonight was

away from home in the current edition, in their 1-0 win over Sporting

Kansas City.

● Three players have recorded at least four tackles and four

interceptions in a single game in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. Two

of them did so in this game: David Martínez (Inter Miami – five tackles and

four interceptions) and Jeovanni Laing (four tackles and six interceptions).

● Inter Miami faced only one shot on target against Cavalier, their

fewest in a match in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Previously, the

fewest shots on target they faced in a match was three (two times vs.

Nashville SC in 2024 and against Sporting Kansas City in 2025).

● Tadeo Allende scored his second career goal in the Concacaf

Champions Cup after also scoring in the second leg against Sporting

Kansas City in the first round. Allende is one of three players with multiple

goals for Inter Miami in the Concacaf Champions Cup along with Lionel

Messi (4) and Luis Suárez (4).

● Luis Suárez, who scored in the second leg of the first round against

Sporting Kansas City and tonight against Cavalier, has scored in

consecutive Concacaf Champions Cup appearances for the second time

in his career, also scoring in both legs against Nashville SC in 2024.