Luis Suarez scored twice in the second half to help Inter Miami overcome the absence of star Lionel Messi in a 3-1 victory over D.C. United on Saturday afternoon in Washington. Leonardo Campana collected a goal and an assist and Drake Callender turned aside five shots for Inter Miami (3-1-1, 10 points), who played their second straight MLS match without Messi. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner sat out last weekend’s 3-2 loss to CF Montreal

D.C. United and host FC Cincinnati each had their moments to break through, but failed to do so during Sunday’s 0-0 draw. Starting at the end of the first half and carrying over past halftime, Cincinnati (1-0-2, 5 points) was the aggressor. However, the hosts struggled to convert some key second-half chances — notably, Kipp Keller’s misplaced header off a free kick in the 73rd minute. Then one minute later, Luciano Acosta attempted a solo

Hugo Lloris made six stops to keep his first clean sheet in MLS but LAFC was forced to settle for a 0-0 draw at home against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. The former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper’s best moments came before halftime of his third MLS game after the 37-year-old arrived at LAFC (1-1-1, 4 points) on a free transfer this offseason. His counterpart Tim Melia also made six saves for Sporting KC (0-0-3, 3

Cole Bassett’s second-half goal on Saturday lifted the Colorado Rapids to a 2-1 victory over host Real Salt Lake in the season’s first Rocky Mountain Cup match. The Rapids midfielder put a right-footed strike from the center of the box past RSL keeper Gavin Beavers in the 70th minute for the go-ahead goal. Rafael Navarro had the other goal for Colorado (1-1-1, 4 points), which had lost four in a row to Salt Lake across

Lorenzo Insigne played hero for Toronto FC for the second match in a row, scoring on a curling shot from long range in the 80th minute to secure a 1-0 win over Charlotte FC on Saturday in Toronto’s home opener. After scoring a deft chip in Toronto’s (2-0-1, 7 points) previous match against the New England Revolution, the Italian designated player channeled magic on his right foot again, striking from nearly 35 yards and looping

Antony Alves Santos scored the tying goal in the 85th minute and Evander Da Silva Ferreira scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time as the Portland Timbers rallied for a 2-1 victory over New York City Football Club Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. After struggling to produce any kind of offense for most of the opening half, Portland (2-0-1 7 points) pressured throughout the second half and finally cashed in. Juan Mosquera gained possession

Lorenzo Insigne scored the lone goal to lift visiting Toronto FC to a 1-0 win against the New England Revolution on Sunday. The victory was Toronto’s first on an opponent’s pitch since a 2-0 triumph against Charlotte FC on August 27, 2022. The Revolution controlled the play and took advantage of early giveaways by Toronto to spend time in the attacking third but couldn’t get one by goalkeeper Sean Johnson. In the sixth minute, Johnson

Goalkeeper Brad Stuver made five saves as Austin FC earned an improbable 0-0 draw Saturday night at Seattle despite being outshot 23-3. Austin (0-1-1, 1 point) didn’t even attempt a shot until the 74th minute, when Jhojan Valencia’s looping attempt from 25 yards bounced once before settling in Seattle goalie Andrew Thomas’ arms. That was one of two saves for Thomas. The Sounders (0-1-1, 1 point) nearly won their home opener in second-half stoppage time

Dejan Joveljic scored his second goal of the season, Joseph Paintsill added his first goal and assist in MLS and the visiting LA Galaxy cruised to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday evening. Riqui Puig also added his first goal of the campaign for the Galaxy (1-0-1, 4 points), who have won four of the last five MLS meetings with their California Clasico rivals. Mark Delgado provided the feed on Pantsill’s