The Herons square off against Atlanta United in MLS action with a possible formation change needed given injuries and yellow card accumulation.
Inter Miami's quest for the Supporters' Shield title continues when it hits the road to take on Atlanta United.
Atlanta has had the Herons' number in the last two meetings, winning 3-1 at Chase Stadium in May and 5-2 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium last September. The heavy defeat last year was when Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba didn't travel with the squad to the match against Gerardo 'Tata' Martino's former team. Now, one year removed from that dominant performance from Atlanta, the two teams are on opposite ends of the Eastern Conference table.has struggled for most of the campaign, sitting in 10th place in the East with 31 points after the departures of star players Thiago Almada, Giorgos Giakoumakis and head coach Gonzalo Pineda.
Martino's team are on the cusp of lifting the second trophy in the team's history: a Supporters' Shield. Miami collected 62 points from 28 matches in the 2024 season with Messi and Luis Suárez leading the charge., however. Martino will be tasked with putting together a makeshift backline with Sergio Busquets and Tomás Avilés suspended due to yellow card accumulation while Noah Allen is in the concussion protocol.
Given Miami's lack of available center-backs, Martino could opt for a change in formation to a 3-4-3 instead of a 4-2-3-1. This means veteran defender Serhiy Kryvtsov would likely start in the middle of the back three with the two center-backs on each side of him having less to worry about compared to a two center-back pairing.Callender is fresh off a performance in which he made seven saves to play his part in limiting the Union to just one goal.
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