Inter Miami must climb a huge mountain if they want to advance in the CONCACAF Champions Cup when they face Monterrey in the second leg of their quarterfinals.
After collapsing late in the first leg at home last week, Inter Miami now travel to Mexico facing a 2-1 aggregate deficit. Not only will they need to make a comeback in the second leg in hostile territory, but they will also have to overcome the tiebreaker of away goals, after Monterrey bagged a pair in South Florida.
Without an injured Lionel Messi, the first leg fell apart after David Ruiz was sent off with 15 minutes left, and Monterrey capitalized almost immediately, scoring twice to turn the game around. In truth, Monterrey was the better team for much of last week’s game.
However, after spending time off the bench over the weekend in the league, Messi is expected to return to the starting lineup for this match, giving Inter Miami a boost as they face a must-win scenario on Mexican soil, where countless MLS clubs have failed. in past years.
Live broadcast of Inter Miami vs Monterrey, TV channel for the second leg
- Date: Wednesday April 11, 2024
- Time: 10:30 pm Eastern Time / 7:30 pm Pacific Time
- TV Channel (USA): FS1 (English), TUDN (Spanish)
- Transmission (US): fuboFox Sports GO, TUDN app/website
Fox Sports owns the English-language broadcast rights to CONCACAF competitions in the United States. Therefore, this match will be televised in English throughout the United States on FS1. There is also a Spanish broadcast available on TUDN.
Both channels are available to stream on fubo, with a FREE trial available for new users. There is also streaming on the apps and dedicated internal platforms for both streaming partners.
- Television channel (Canada): afootball
- Transmission (Canada): Canada
OneSoccer is the official broadcast partner of CONCACAF competitions in Canada, and this match takes priority for the channel. OneSoccer is available to stream on Canada.
What time is the start of Inter Miami vs Monterrey?
This second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League kicks off from BBVA Stadium on Wednesday, April 10 at 8:30 pm local time in Monterrey, Mexico. While Monterrey is in the central time zone, Mexico does not observe daylight saving time.
Here’s how that time is translated in all time zones in the United States and Canada:
| Date | Start time | |
| Eastern Time | Wednesday April 10 | 10:30 pm |
| core time | Wednesday April 10 | 9:30 pm |
| mountain time | Wednesday April 10 | 8:30 pm |
| Pacific Time | Wednesday April 10 | 7:30 pm |
| Alaska ST | Wednesday April 10 | 6:30 pm |
| Hawaii ST | Wednesday April 10 | 5:30 pm |
Inter Miami vs Monterrey team lineups and news
After coming off the bench in the second half against Colorado over the weekend, Lionel Messi He should be able to start this match, unless Inter Miami wants to play with fire in a must-win match. Luis Suarez was one of many starters rested over the weekend, but should return to the lineup along with Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets.
Not available for this match is David Ruiz who was sent off in the first leg and will be suspended here. Not eligible to participate is Robert Taylor He was injured in the first leg and will miss a few weeks due to a hamstring problem. Serhiy Kryvtsov is also out with a hamstring injury, while federico round He needs a few more weeks to recover from his knee problem. Benjamin Cremaschi You can be ready for a few minutes after being benched over the weekend when you return from hernia surgery.
Ian Fray is close to recovering from his third ACL tear, but will recover very slowly, while Facundo Farias He will miss the season due to his own torn cruciate ligament.
Inter Miami Projected Starting Lineup (4-3-3): Callender (GK) – Weigandt, Avilés, Freire, Alba – Gressel, Busquets, D. Gómez – Messi, Suárez, Afonso.
Mexican internationals luis romo, Jesus Gallardoand Gerardo Arteaga are the cornerstones of this team, and they added significant talent in the offseason with the arrival of Jorge Rodriguez from students, Sergio Canales of Real Betis and Brandon Vazquez of FC Cincinnati.
Along with the international strip of Mexico Erick Aguirre and retired Tri veteran Hector MorenoThis team is loaded with talent to the point that coach Fernando Ortiz finds it difficult to fit everyone in. Vázquez is forced to share time with the Argentine striker German Berterame forward, especially since placing both Rodríguez and Romo in the midfield often means sacrificing an attacker.
36 years Hector Moreno The first leg began together Victor Guzman as a center back, and it will be interesting to see if those two are paired up again, or if Sebastian Vegas returns to alignment.
Monterrey’s projected starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Andrada (GK) – Aguirre, Guzmán, Moreno, Arteaga – Romo, Rodríguez – Meza, Canales, Gallardo – Vázquez.
Inter Miami vs Monterrey Prediction, Betting Odds and Lines
- Score prediction: Inter Miami 2-2 Monterrey
- To advance: Monterrey (-104 on DraftKings)
Inter Miami have Lionel Messi back, which is a big boost, but having been beaten at home, the task is enormous. With Monterrey with two away goals in their pocket, Inter Miami would need to match or beat that result in an extremely hostile environment to even force overtime and penalties, let alone advance.
Monterrey will know that they only need to control the match and will advance to the next round. That knowledge is critical, even if the best player alive is on the field.
| DraftKings (USA) |
|
| regiomontana victory (90 minutes) |
-110 |
| Draw (90 minutes) |
+255 |
| Inter Miami victory (90 minutes) |
+245 |
| Both teams to note Y/N |
-185 / +130 |
| Below 2.5 goals |
-160 / +115 |
| Monterey to advance |
-104 |
| InterMiami to advance |
-118 |
