For Saturday night, Inter Miami go dey host New England Revolution for Nu Stadium, and di Herons dey desperate to finally win for dia new home. Since di stadium open, Miami don draw two matches for MLS – against New York Red Bulls and Austin FC – and dem never taste victory for di regular season for dat venue. But overall, di team dey fly under new coach Angel Guillermo Hoyos, wey don win all matches since e take over.
Di Herons dey second for Eastern Conference with 18 goals for nine games, and dem just beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Wednesday. Captain Lionel Messi play full 90 minutes for dat game, and e go start again for Saturday. Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul score late goals for di win.
New England Revolution, under coach Marko Mitrovic, dey third for di table, three points behind Miami. Dem don win four matches straight, including a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United. But di Revs get problem for road – four of dia five wins come for home, and dem don lose or draw plenty away. For fact, dem never win regular-season game for Florida since August 2022, when dem beat Orlando City 3-0.
Both sides get injury issues. For Miami, Mateo Silvetti out with hamstring injury, plus Sergio Reguilon and David Ayala also dey sideline. Yannick Bright and Telasco Segovia dey suspended. For New England, Leonardo Campana and Matt Polster out with lower body injuries, while Brayan Ceballos and Jackson Yueill dey questionable.
Miami get strong attack, but dia defense dey leak – dem don concede nine goals for road. However, at home, dem dey solid, with only few goals against. Di Revs get 15 points for eight games, five more than last season at same stage. Dem dey confident after four straight wins, but road form dey worry dem.
Di match go be tough battle. Miami dey hungry for first home win, while New England want to continue dia winning streak and climb to top. Expect plenty goals as both sides get attacking quality.
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