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<p>Safid Deen, USA TODAY September 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM</p>
<p>Luis Suarez appeared to spit on an opposing team's staff member, while Sergio Busquets punched an opposing player in a postgame scuffle, following Inter Miami's 3-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders in the 2025 Leagues Cup final on Sunday, Aug. 31.</p>
<p>Suarez, 38, aggressively put his left arm around the back of the neck of 20-year-old Seattle Sounders player Obed Vargas after the final whistle was blown.</p>
<p>Seattle defender Yéimar Gomez Andrade, 33, helped disengage Suarez from Vargas, who began celebrating the Leagues Cup victory with 21-year-old teammate Cody Baker in front of him before Busquets, 37, landed a punch on Vargas's chin.</p>
<p>Vargas flopped onto the pitch as Baker engaged in a heated exchange with Busquets after the punch.</p>
<p>Inter Miami's Maxi Falcon, 28, attempted to pull Baker away from Busquets, ending in Falcon putting Baker in a headlock, while Yéimar attempted to pull his teammate away.</p>
<p>Inter Miami defenders Marcelo Weigandt (25 years old) and Tomás Avilés (21 years old) — who did not play in the final — also appeared to physically engage with Seattle defender Jackson Ragen, 26, during the scuffle.</p>
<p>The brief, but ugly sequence following the match ended with Suarez appearing to bump and spit on a Seattle staff member. USA TODAY Sports reached out to Seattle and Leagues Cup officials to identify the person, but did not receive a response at the time of publication.</p>
<p>"Unfortunately, that is going to take some of the attention away from what was a great Sounder performance," longtime Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer said of the incident during his press conference after the match.</p>
<p>"So, I can take that as a compliment, that their players were frustrated, and frustrations led to some things that shouldn't happen on the field, but that shouldn't be the story. I'm going to shut that down."</p>
<p>Tensions were tempered as both clubs remained on the pitch for the postgame trophy celebration.</p>
<p>Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano said he was far from the incident during his postgame interview.</p>
<p>"Clearly, none of us like to see this kind of behavior at the end of the game. Also, when there's a reaction, it could be that there was provocation. But I'm not going to comment because I don't know what happened," Mascherano said after the loss.</p>
<p>Schmetzer was complimentary of Inter Miami after the match, saying he had a quiet moment with star Lionel Messi on the pitch.</p>
<p>"I said 'Lo siento' (I'm sorry), and we talked, and we tried to push it aside," Schmetzer said of his interaction with Messi.</p>
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<p>Schmetzer also said Inter Miami co-owner Sir David Beckham waited in the tunnel after the match to shake the hands of the Seattle players. They also shared a conversation before the match.</p>
<p>"That is class through and through," Schmetzer said of Beckham.</p>
<p>Schmetzer also praised Mascherano and Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas after his conversations with them before the final.</p>
<p>"Those are people that have been at the highest levels of our sport giving our team compliments, and that's the story," Schmetzer said. "That's the story."</p>
<p>Osaze De Rosario (26'), Álex Roldán (84') and Seattle native Paul Rothrock (89') scored for the Sounders in the victory over Messi and Inter Miami.</p>
<p>Both clubs will meet again during an MLS regular-season match at Inter Miami on Sept. 16.</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets start Leagues Cup final postgame scuffle</p>
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