After making history in the FIFA Club World Cup as the first Concacaf team to beat a UEFA opponent in official competition with their win over FC Porto, Inter Miami CF returns to MLS action this weekend against CF Montréal.
And having elevated their level to compete with the likes of Al-Ahly, FC Porto and Palmeiras, before falling to Paris Saint-Germain, Miami come into the game with a newfound intensity and a desire to make something of a 2025 season that hasn’t quite gone to plan.
Head coach Javier Mascherano’s team enters the matchup ranked fifth in the MLS Eastern Conference in points-per-game, a far cry from when they set the MLS all-time regular season points record with 74 at the end of last season.
Now, they hope the second full season of the Lionel Messi project can lead to more glory and put them in a position to win MLS Cup for the first time. For all that to happen, they need to start winning more league games, and that gets started against Montreal.
Here’s how they could line up on Saturday.
