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With Lionel Messi leading the side, Argentine influence in inter Miami has been in the spotlight, but as the Herons are set to host Orlando City, all eyes are on Uruguay. It’s a battle between national team teammates Luis Suarez and Nicolas Lodiero both of whom are in their first seasons with their new clubs. Suarez joined Inter Miami ahead of the season from Gremio in Brazil while Lodiero was a key pickup in free agency for the Lions following quite a run with the Seattle Sounders. While it’s hard to get used to Lodiero in another jersey as he pulls on Orlando’s purple, this rivalry match will be a chance to etch his name in Lions history nice and early while also defeating his former national team teammate.
Entering the match both teams are undefeated with Miami drawing and winning their first two matches while Orlando drew against CF Montreal around their Concacaf Champions Cup matches.
The match also will not be without controversy. The lockout of the referees has led to replacement refs, and hours before the Florida showdown was supposed to kick off, the replacement match for this game was changed, after picture of Guilherme Ceretta in an Inter Miami kit surfaced. Jamie Herrera will now be in charge of the match.
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Date: Saturday, March 2 ]] Read More