CHICAGO FIRE MEDIA CONFERENCE

July 22, 2026

Robert Lewandowski

Press Conference

Inter Miami 3, Chicago 2

Q. Your MLS debut, 60 minutes. What were your first impressions of the league and play and your performance in general?

ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI: Before the game, I know that I can play maximum 60 minutes, maybe 45, 60 minutes. But because of the weather, as well. But after one week, almost ten days, of course I need more time to be ready but we have next games in two, three days. So before the game, that's okay, I try to do my best, and then going to change. But during the game, of course, we need to -- was tough, especially for us, I think that the weather was difficult.

But in the end, we did too much easy mistake in defense and Inter Miami -- I got also some answer for my question, and I think for the next game will be with the knowledge about what's going on, it will be a little bit easier, I think.

Q. I hope this hadn't been asked already in Polish, still working on my language there. You finally got to play with Jonathan Bamba and Phillip for 60 minutes. Curious about what you think you guys accomplished and what it can take to get you guys to the next level as a trio?

ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI: I know before the game, I know that for me, after a couple of days with my new teammates and new club, I need some time for adaptation, also maybe I know that I can play 45, maybe 60 minutes. Of course, in football, never everything working from the first day. You need to be patient. You need to work hard and to play some games to understand how your teammates are playing, how they are moving on pitch, how they want to play, what kind of football, because the training section of the game, they are completely different, different things.

But in the end, of course, we show today the play may be better. We did some mistakes, easy mistake and difference, but in the end, I think that if we -- if we -- if the next game, we can find something with a solution, we can create more situation and score more goals. But in the end, we have to play as a team, and also in defense, and step-by-step, doing better -- many things on pitch, and I am pretty sure that in next game in New York that we see all the pitch and every situation is working much better than today.