Preview: Inter Miami set for Seattle Sounders rematch
Inter Miami face Seattle Sounders on Tuesday night in a rematch of last month’s incident-filled Leagues Cup final.
By James Nalton
Though this is only a regular season game, both sides will have points to prove following that final, which Seattle won 3-0, while there are also places to be secured in the league table ahead of the playoffs.
Leagues Cup revenge
The two sides meet again just over two weeks after the dramatic Leagues Cup final they contested at the end of August.
Inter Miami with Lionel Messi et al on board are expected to win trophies, but Seattle put a spanner in the works with a brilliant display in the final to deny Miami silverware.
More drama came in the melee after the game and led to a six-game ban for Luis Suárez after he spat in the face of Seattle’s head of player security, Gene Ramirez.
There was also a three-game ban for Sergio Busquets and a two-game ban for Tomas Aviles, while Seattle staff member Steven Lenhart was suspended for five games.
Those suspensions only apply to the Leagues Cup, but Suárez’s actions also resulted in a three-game ban in MLS.
Tensions will still be high following that fiery final.
Miami will be looking for revenge, while the Sounders will be looking to confirm their superiority.
Miami’s defence continues to leak goals
When Inter Miami lose an MLS match, they do so convincingly.
Each of the six defeats for Javier Mascherano’s side in the league so far this season have seen them concede three goals or more.
The most recent of these came at the weekend against Charlotte FC whose forward Idan Toklomati continued his impressive goalscoring form with a hat-trick against last season’s Supporters’ Shield winners.
Inter Miami have let in four goals on three occasions in MLS in 2025, in defeats to FC Dallas, Minnesota United, and Orlando City, while conceding three in losses to Charlotte, FC Cincinnati, and Orlando again.
Defence has been an issue all season, as it also was in the Leagues Cup final against Tuesday night’s opposition.
Opposition watch: Seattle Sounders
The Sounders have top scorer Danny Musovski back for this latest meeting with Inter Miami after he was suspended for the Leagues Cup final.
Musovski is third in MLS for goals per 90 minutes with 0.89, behind Miami’s Lionel Messi (1.01) and Milan Iloski of Philadelphia Union (1.21).
He scored his 14th goal of the season in a 2-2 draw with LA Galaxy at the weekend, and is only four goals away from breaking the Sounders’ record for most goals scored in an MLS season, currently jointly held by Obafemi Martins and Raúl Ruidíaz on 17.
Seattle will also be able to call on the services of Jordan Morris and Albert Rusnak, who both made their returns from injury in the draw against LA Galaxy.
Prediction
With those players available, Seattle are in a stronger position than they were the last time these two met, so they should fancy their chances of another win despite this game being away in Fort Lauderdale.
(Cover Image from IMAGO)
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