After being eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions Cup with an embarrassing midweek performance in Mexico, Inter Miami must now return their focus to the league when they visit Sporting KC in a special match at Arrowhead Stadium, the usual home of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Like so many MLS clubs before them, Inter Miami was humiliated by a Liga MX club south of the border, defeated 3-1 by Monterrey to fall to a 5-2 aggregate loss in both quarterfinal matches. of final. Lionel Messi returned from the game after a three-week layoff due to injury, but that did little to change the course of history.
The Herons are now fully focused on league play, sitting in third place in the Eastern Conference but having played a few more games than those around them. They have not won in four consecutive games, with two consecutive draws in the league in addition to the two losses against Monterrey.
Sporting KC are in excellent scoring form, having scored 10 goals in their last four games and moving up to seventh place in the Western Conference standings. They have only been defeated once, but they have also only managed to win two games and four draws loom.
Here’s how to watch Saturday night’s showdown at Arrowhead.
Inter Miami vs Sporting KC live stream, TV channel
- Date: Saturday April 13
- Time: 8:30 pm Eastern Time / 5:30 pm Pacific Time
- Television channel: None
- Transmission: MLS Season Pass from Apple TV
Fans around the world can stream the match between Sporting KC and Inter Miami exclusively on MLS Season Pass from Apple TV.
What time is the start of Inter Miami vs Sporting KC?
This MLS regular season game begins at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm local time in Kansas City.
Here’s how that time translates across all North American time zones:
| Date | Start time | |
| Eastern Time | Saturday April 13 | 8:30 pm |
| core time | Saturday April 13 | 7:30 pm |
| mountain time | Saturday April 13 | 6:30 pm |
| Pacific Time | Saturday April 13 | 5:30 pm |
| Alaska ST | Saturday April 13 | 4:30 pm |
| Hawaii ST | Saturday April 13 | 3:30 pm |
Inter Miami vs Sporting KC team lineups and news
Sporting KC forward Alan Pulido has returned from his brief one-match absence with a hamstring, but his replacement William Agada Instead he was exceptional, scoring two goals and assisting one in 149 minutes of attacking play. Therefore, head coach Peter Vermes has to make a decision on the number 9 position in the future.
Captain Johnny Russell He has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury and is likely to remain sidelined for a few more games. Forward Khiry Shelton He is yet to play this season after ankle surgery in February, and the same goes for the Belgian left-back Logan Ndenbewho is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in early November.
Sporting KC Projected Starting Lineup (4-3-3): Meila (GK) – J. Davis, Rosero, Voloder, Leibold – Walter, Radoja, M. Rodríguez – Thommy, Pulido, Salloi.
Inter Miami coach Tata Martino still has many questions to answer regarding his team’s availability. As happens in every game, Lionel Messi He’s at the top of the list, and after returning from injury and playing the full 90 minutes on Wednesday, it’s possible Messi will be rested in some capacity for this return to the league.
Benjamin Cremaschi He has returned from hernia surgery to be on the bench in each of the last two games, but has not featured in either game, so his fitness level is still unknown. Robert Taylor and Serhiy Kryvtsov Both are out with hamstring injuries and are expected to return in a few weeks. federico round will likely miss up to a month with a knee injury, and Facundo Farias He is out for the season due to a torn ACL.
Thanks to all the injuries, Martino was only able to name nine bench players out of the 12 allowed in the midweek CONCACAF Champions Cup match, and he didn’t make a single substitution despite trailing for most of the match. game.
Inter Miami Projected Starting Lineup (4-3-3): Callender (GK) – Weigandt, Avilés, Freire, Alba – Cremaschi, Busquets, D. Gómez – Messi, Suárez, Gressel.
Inter Miami vs Sporting KC: Prediction, Betting Odds and Lines
- Score prediction: Sporting KC 2-2 Inter Miami
This Inter Miami team is better than what they showed against Monterrey in Mexico in midweek, but the problem for Tata Martino at the moment is his fitness. The team’s depth is brutally thin and it’s unclear who might need a rest after the grueling trip just a few days ago.
They should get a result against an upset team they beat last September without Messi, but it will be difficult to win considering the number of players still sidelined. Sporting KC are in excellent offensive form, having scored 10 goals in their last four games, so Inter Miami’s defense, which collapsed in Mexico on Wednesday, will be tested again.
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