Luis Suárez wasn’t supposed to still be doing this. In late 2023, he admitted he could barely walk in the mornings. His right knee, wrecked from years of punishment and a Covid-derailed recovery, left him needing pills and injections just to play.
He even feared he wouldn’t be able to kick a ball with his son in the future. Yet here we are in 2025, watching him rip up defenders and blast worldies like it’s 2015.
Against Palmeiras in the Copa Gianni, Suárez turned back the clock. At 2am BST, with Inter Miami looking to survive, the 38-year-old glided past two defenders, sent Bruno Fuchs to buy popcorn with a classic chop, and rifled the ball into the top corner with his weaker foot. Vintage Suárez.
It wasn’t just a pretty goal – it secured Miami’s passage to the knockouts.
And now, the narrative gods have truly outdone themselves. Miami’s next opponent? PSG.
The club Messi left in acrimony, now facing him again with his old Barcelona brothers Suárez, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, and coach Javier Mascherano all part of the gang that once humiliated PSG with La Remontada in 2017. Oh, and PSG’s current boss? Luis Enrique, the man who masterminded that legendary comeback.
It’s pure football theatre. Suárez knows it: “Luis Enrique made me even more competitive.” Mascherano, blunt as ever, says: “They’re probably better than us, but in football you never know.”
We thought Suárez wouldn’t be walking by now, let alone scoring goals that belong in highlight reels forever. And yet here he is, refusing to bow out quietly, dragging his battle-worn body into one more fight against Europe’s elite.
If you’re not watching this, what are you even doing?
