The Florida Derby resumes Wednesday evening when Orlando City SC host Inter Miami CF for a Rivalry Week presented by Continental Tire showdown.
How to watch & stream
When
- Wednesday, May 15 | 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT
Where
- INTER&CO Stadium | Orlando, Florida
This Matchday 14 fixture offers revenge for Orlando, who suffered a 5-0 defeat at Inter Miami in early March. Lionel Messi (2g/1a) and Luis Suárez (2g/2a) were elite in that home victory, an early sign of their Supporters' Shield-leading potential.
- Record: 3W-5L-3D (12 points)
- Standings: 11th place, Eastern Conference
So far this season, Orlando City have fallen short of their lofty expectations. But if Saturday's 3-2 win at the Philadelphia Union is a harbinger of what's to come, Oscar Pareja's team may have turned a corner.
Offseason signings Luis Muriel (2g/1a) and Nicolás Lodeiro (0g/3a) were the catalysts at Philadelphia, and goalkeeper Pedro Gallese stopped Dániel Gazdag's late penalty kick that would have given the hosts a draw.
Orlando, picked in preseason as many pundits' Supporters' Shield favorite, have a chance to make a statement vs. their local rival. Can someone like Muriel, or even Facundo Torres, deliver?
- Record: 8W-2L-3D (27 points)
- Standings: 1st place, Eastern Conference
Inter Miami have won five straight games, outscoring their opponents 19-8 during that stretch. While head coach Tata Martino's team keeps allowing first-half goals, high-end talent repeatedly digs them out of any early hole.
That was fully apparent in Saturday's 3-2 win at CF Montréal, when goals from Suárez and Benjamin Cremaschi followed MatÃas Rojas' sumptuous free kick. A rarity: Messi, who broke several MLS records in the preceding matchdays, was held off the scoresheet at Stade Saputo.
Inter Miami are unbeaten (2W-0L-1D) in their last three matches against Orlando. Now, with a league-leading 2.08 points per game and 35 goals scored, pink very well could again reign supreme in the Florida Derby.
