Chicago, July 23, 2026
Robert Lewandowski has lost his first game in Major League Soccer: the 37-year-old Pole and his Chicago Fire fell 2:3 (1:1) to Inter Miami on Saturday (local time).
Lewandowski started the match and was substituted off after 63 minutes. Chicago Fire conceded the decisive goals after the score had been 1:1 at halftime. The available reports did not provide specific details on the goal-scoring breakdown for either Chicago or Miami.
After the game, Lewandowski was measured in his response. "In football you never have everything under control from day one. You have to play matches to understand your teammates, their style of play and their runs," the former Bayern and Barcelona star said after the match.
Lewandowski puts the defeat in perspective
Inter Miami, the team featuring Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez, celebrated a successful performance against the league newcomer from Chicago. Suárez was mentioned six times in the available reports but did not register a goal contribution in the cited statistics.