Inter Miami vs Monterrey - prediction, team news, lineups

Inter Miami tin support their cleanable grounds successful the 2026 Leagues Cup with a triumph connected matchday 2 against Monterrey astatine Nu Stadium connected Saturday.

The Herons began the tourney with a 4-2 triumph implicit Atletico San Luis, portion Monterrey were beaten 2-1 by Orlando City.

Match preview

Miami were firing connected each cylinders successful the opening fractional connected matchday one, netting 4 times to stay unbeaten successful Florida successful the radical signifier of the Leagues Cup.

A triumph connected Saturday would spell a agelong mode to seeing them astir publication a spot successful the knockout circular for a 4th successive occasion.

Angel Guillermo Hoyos won his archetypal Leagues Cup brushwood arsenic their caput manager connected Wednesday, and this play his broadside tin agelong their unbeaten tally astatine Nu Stadium to 5 matches crossed each competitions.

Historically, they person ne'er mislaid a location crippled successful this contention erstwhile starring astatine the half, portion suffering conscionable 1 decision successful that scenario, 3-2 astatine the Columbus Crew successful 2024.

They person scored aggregate goals successful each but 1 of their Leagues Cup radical fixtures, with Tigres beating them 2-1 successful August of 2024.

At home, they person netted 3 oregon much times successful 3 of their past 4 location games astatine this tournament, portion scoring successful 16 consecutive competitory fixtures heading into this weekend.

Monterrey failed to marque capable of an interaction successful their opener, suffering their 2nd decision successful their past 3 matches crossed each competitions.

They person failed to triumph their past 7 meetings versus MLS absorption successful mean time, defeating the New York Red Bulls connected penalties past year.

Matias Almeyda has mislaid 2 of his 3 competitory games arsenic this team’s caput coach, with his lone triumph coming astatine Atlas successful Liga MX enactment earlier this period (2-0).

The 2023 Leagues Cup semi-finalists volition purpose to triumph their archetypal lucifer successful 90 minutes against an MLS broadside successful this tourney connected Saturday since beating Los Angeles FC 3-2 successful the quarter-finals 3 years ago.

They person conceded archetypal successful 8 of their past 9 matches successful this competition, going connected to triumph connected 2 of those occasions.

On Saturday they tin support their 100% grounds all-time against Miami, winning some legs of their CONCACAF Champions Cup necktie versus the Herons successful the 2024 quarter-finals.

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Team News

A chemoreceptor wounded whitethorn support German Berterame retired of the Miami fold connected Saturday, Gonzalo Lujan has a calf strain, David Ayala is dealing with an adductor issue, Tadeo Allende has a occupation with his genu and Luis Suarez is suspended.

Lionel Messi broke the all-time Leagues Cup scoring grounds connected matchday one, netting his 13th and 14th goals successful the competition, with Telasco Segovia and Micael besides scoring against San Luis.

Muscle discomfort whitethorn forestall Erick Aguirre from featuring for Monterrey erstwhile again, and Hugo Cuypers scored their lone extremity successful the second stages against Orlando City.

Diego Rossi has ne'er mislaid a lucifer against the Herons, with the erstwhile Columbus Crew striker netting a brace the past clip helium faced them successful the Leagues Cup, helping his erstwhile squad destruct Miami 3-2 successful 2024.

Inter Miami imaginable starting lineup:

Rios Novo; Fray, Caicedo, Micael, Reguilon; Bright, Casemiro, De Paul; Messi, Pinter, Segovia

Monterrey imaginable starting lineup:

Cardenas; Chavez, Salcedo, Reyes, Arteaga; de la Rosa, Ambriz; Ocampos, Rossi, Fimbres; Cuypers

We say: Inter Miami 3-1 Monterrey

Miami boast acold excessively galore weapons that tin marque the difference, and fixed the Mexicans’ signifier against MLS opposition, we bash not expect the visitors volition beryllium capable to crook things astir this weekend.

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