Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano admits the team will lose an important player after Luis Suárez received a three-game suspension from Major League Soccer for spitting on a member of the Seattle Sounders staff after the Leagues Cup final on Aug. 31.

Suarez initially got a six-game ban from Leagues Cup to be observed in the next edition of the tournament before MLS added an additional three-match sanction. Both Suarez and Inter Miami published statements to apologize for the behavior following the final against the Sounders.

"Regarding the suspension, obviously, we accept the decision made by MLS. Obviously, the club has already publicly agreed with that decision. Luis has also publicly expressed his agreement with the team. We discussed what we had to discuss privately, and

See Full Page