Inter Miami vs Orlando City live: Messi completes double
The game is officially back.
The players entered the field to warm up and the audience gradually returned to their positions in the stands of DRV PNK Stadium after the rain stopped.
The announcement from the organizers said that the match between Inter Miami and Orlando City will start at 21:35 local time (8:35 am this morning Vietnam time).
The match between Inter and Orlando City was postponed because of heavy rain. The fans had to take shelter from the rain inside the stadium.
Inter Miami: Drake Callender; DeAndre Yeldin, Sergey Krivtsov, Kamal Miller, Noah Allen; Sergio Busquets, Dixon Arroyo, Benjamin Cremaschi; Lionel Messi, Robert Taylor, Josef Martinez.
Orlando City: Pedro Gallese; Kyle Smith, Antonio Carlos, Robin Jansson, Rafael Santos; Ivan Angulo, Wilder Cartagena, Cesar Araujo, Mauricio Pereyra; Facundo Torres, Duncan Maguire.
Inter Miami starts counting down to face Orlando City in the round of 16 of the Leagues Cup to determine the ticket to the 1/8 round. The presence of Lionel Messi in the match at 9:00 pm on Wednesday (Argentina time, 7 am on 3/8 Vietnam time) next to former Barca teammates Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba promises to continue to create distinctive.
Both Inter Miami and Orlando City are young teams, so they have only experienced 11 Florida state derbies so far, also known as "Clásico del Sol" (Southern derby). Orlando's head-to-head record is better with 5 wins, 3 draws and Inter Miami won 3. The last time they met was at DRV PNK Stadium in Miami when the away team won 3-1 in round 14 of MLS.
Both Florida state teams have good records in the group stage, in which Inter Miami won 6 points (2-1 against Cruz Azul and 4-0 against Atlanta United), and Orlando City reached 5 points (2-2 and won). on penalties against Houston Dynamo; 3-2 against Santos Laguna).
Messi, with three goals in hand, will be looking to extend his positive streak against Orlando City. If they win, they will face the winner between FC Dallas and Mazatlan between August 6 and 9.
Inter Miami: Callender; Kryvtsov, Yedlin, Miller, Allen or Jordi Alba, Busquets, Arroyo, Taylor, Cremaschi, Messi, Josef Martínez. Coach: Gerardo Martino.
Orlando City: Gallese; Jansson, Antonio Carlos, Smith, Santos, Pereyra, Cartagena, Angulo, Torres, Araujo, McGuire. Coach: Oscar Pareja
Stadium: DRV PNK (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Television: Apple TV
Hours: 9:00 p.m. August 2 (Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil); 7:00 am 3/8 (Vietnam)