Luis Suarez has apologized for his improper conduct following Inter Miami’s 3-0 defeat to Seattle Sounders in the Leagues Cup final on Sunday.
Goals from Osaze de Rosario, Alex Roldan and Paul Rothrock gave Sounders a convincing win before a brawl ensured after the final whistle.
Players from both teams got into a fierce altercation with Luis Suarez appearing to spit on a Sounders’ staff, while Sergio Busquets punched Sounders’ Vargas on the face.
“First, I want to congratulate the Seattle Sounders for their Leagues Cup triumph,” Suárez wrote on Instagram on Thursday.
“But most of all, I want to apologize for my behavior when the game ended. It was a moment of much tension and frustration, where just after the game ended things happened that shouldn’t have happened but that doesn’t justify my reaction.
I made a mistake and sincerely apologize. It’s not the image I want to give in front of my family, that suffers because of my mistakes, in front of my club, that also doesn’t deserve seeing themselves affected by something like this”, he continued.
“I feel bad for what happened, and I didn’t want to let pass the opportunity to recognize and apologize to everything that felt bad for what I did. We know there is still a lot of season left ahead and we will work together to try and get the triumphs that this club and its fans deserve. A hug to all.”
Suarez could face disciplinary measures soon, with the competition’s organizers set to review the post-match incidents.
The former Barcelona striker had previously served suspension for racially abusing Patrice Evra in 2011 and different biting incidents at Ajax, Liverpool and with Uruguay at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
“The Leagues Cup Organizing Committee will review the incidents at the end of the game and proceed accordingly.”
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