Inter Miami secure MLS win at CF Montreal in Lionel Messi's absence

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suarez-luis/fV4fAvB8/"]Luis Suarez[/a] converted a penalty in the 81st minute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cf-montreal-j9cigLCr/inter-miami-0AheRyBg/?mid=8rD7XgsK"]to secure the victory[/a] after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Miami[/a]'s Mexico international [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berterame-german/OEEHSm7D/"]German Berterame[/a] was injured in a sickening clash of heads.[/p][p]Berterame crashed to the turf and lay motionless after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/morales-efrain/AeqkwSbg/"]Efrain Morales[/a] made contact as they jumped for the ball.[/p][p]Players from both teams immediately signalled for help and, after treatment by medics and a long delay, Bertrame was taken from the pitch in an ambulance.[/p][p]Miami coach Guillermo Hoyos said later that Berterame was "OK and conscious".[/p][p]"[b]His family has been informed of everything. We didn't know what to do - it was a very desperate situation.[/b]"[/p][p]Suarez converted the ensuing penalty and held up Berterame's jersey to mark the goal.[/p][embed guid="ae3f353c-8d79-4360-99c7-e8c5e8043d99" url="https://x.com/MLS/status/2081188538549158241?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Uruguayan former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] forward extended his scoring streak to six goals in his last three matches, taking his total for the season to nine.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/casemiro/Ukeq3c0b/"]Casemiro[/a], who has 91 caps for Brazil and won five Champions League titles with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a], made his first appearance for Miami since arriving this week from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a].[/p][p]The 34-year-old controlled the tempo in midfield throughout the match, but both teams struggled with poor finishing.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Messi[/a] and his Argentina teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-paul-rodrigo/AZ6TTjDC/"]Rodrigo De Paul[/a] both missed a second straight game in the wake of Argentina's defeat to Spain in the World Cup final last weekend.[/p][p]MLS officials said Saturday that Messi would not be required to play in next week's All-Star game.[/p][p]Miami have won both their matches since MLS resumed after the World Cup, taking their win streak to six and leaving them two points behind Eastern Conference leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-sc/84yIDQMe/"]Nashville[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nashville-sc-84yIDQMe/orlando-city-rsHkUNCo/?mid=6mAEQTfm"]who lost 1-0[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-city/rsHkUNCo/"]Orlando City[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-fire/UwAwNo2E/"]Chicago[/a] Fire, beaten by Miami on Wednesday, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chicago-fire-UwAwNo2E/new-york-city-vZraQYnO/?mid=Kh5fLYI7"]lost 3-1[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-city/vZraQYnO/"]New York City FC[/a] at Yankee Stadium to leave [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewandowski-robert/MVC8zHZD/"]Robert Lewandowski[/a] still in search of a first victory since signing from Barcelona.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ojeda-axel/Cz48tqxd/"]Agustin Ojeda[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-nicolas/8QKQDqVk/"]Nicolas Fernandez[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jones-malachi/Qo2F3mDP/"]Malachi Jones[/a] scored for New York with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/waterman-joel/0l5tduvR/"]Joel Waterman[/a] on target for Chicago.[/p]