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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Ryan Baldi

With Luis Suárez, Messi may not even be the best player on his own team

Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi played together for six seasons with Barcelona.
Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi played together for six seasons with Barcelona. Photograph: Sam Navarro/USA Today Sports

He is 37, carries a visible paunch and is nursing chronic knee pain that requires regular injections. But old Luis Suárez still looks a lot like the Luis Suárez of old.

Since linking up with former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, Suárez has scored seven goals and provided five assists across 10 appearances in MLS and the Concacaf Champions Cup. He has already shown that he still possesses a wide and devastating arsenal of scoring techniques, too – there’s been a set-piece header against New York City FC, a rampaging solo effort versus Orlando City, a deft left-footed chip against DC United and a few tap-ins plundered thanks to wily penalty-box movement.

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