MATCH PREVIEW: Inter Miami CF in Search of Keeping Positive Momentum Going Against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday

Inter Miami CF (6W-2L-3D, 21 points) returns home to South Florida in search of carrying on with the team’s positive momentum this regular season, with the team set to host the New York Red Bulls (4W-1L-5D, 17 points) at Chase Stadium this Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Inter Miami and Brightline are returning for another action-packed season! Take GOOOL GETTER trains and complimentary shuttles from Brightline Fort Lauderdale Station directly to all the Inter Miami CF matches this season at Chase Stadium!

The NW Club will be open postgame for all guests to enjoy. The 10,000 square foot hospitality space, which is located next to the team store by Gate 3, includes an air-conditioned enclosed first level, an outdoor terrace on the second level overlooking the field, and a third level open-air lounge.

The NW Club Party will feature a live DJ and food and drink specials.

In anticipation for National Nurses Week, which is celebrated from May 6 to 12, Inter Miami CF and Baptist Health will team up to recognize nurses for their service, dedication to caring for others, and improving the health of patients across the South Florida community, and worldwide. On matchday, select nurses from Baptist Health will join the Club on the pitch, pre-match, for the ceremonial holding of the IMCF crest during the national anthem and player walkouts.

Additionally, the Baptist Health Community Team will be activating pre-match in the Baptist Health Fan Zone, with a variety of engaging activities/games, and complimentary giveaways to fans.

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All matches will feature both English and Spanish-language announcers, while matches involving Canadian teams will also offer commentary in French.

Inter Miami earned a resounding 1-4 win on the road over the New England Revolution last Saturday. A record-setting performance from captain Lionel Messi led the team to victory. He made MLS history with his brace and assist, breaking the previous record for the most goal contributions in a player’s first seven games to start a season, and becoming the first player to register multiple goal contributions in five straight matches. Goals by second-half-substitutes Benjamin Cremaschi and Luis Suárez capped the team’s impressive victory on the night.

The evening also saw Inter Miami play in front of a record home-crowd for the opposition for the second time this season after the record-setting attendance against the Sporting Kansas City on April 13, with 65,612 fans in the stands at Gillette Stadium to set a new record in attendance in a New England Revolution home game.

Additionally, Messi was voted Player of the Matchday for Matchday 11 of the 2024 MLS season. Messi’s brace and assist against New England saw him make MLS history. He became the first player in MLS history to record multiple goal contributions in five consecutive games. The Argentine maestro has also recorded 16 goal contributions (nine goals, seven assists) in his first seven games of the 2024 season, the most by a player in MLS history in his first seven games of a season and three more than the previous record holders Thierry Henry (13 in 2012) and Carlos Vela (13 in 2019).

Read the full details HERE.

Messi was also voted Major League Soccer (MLS) Player of the Month for April 2024. In just four MLS appearances and 315 minutes on the pitch this past month, the Argentine maestro led the MLS with 10 goal contributions, coming from six goals and four assists – registering at least one goal and one assist in each match – averaging a goal contribution every 31.5 minutes of action. Messi led an Inter Miami squad that finished the month with a 3-0-1 record and sits atop the Supporters’ Shield standings. He played a pivotal role in the team’s 12 goals scored in April, directly contributing to 10 of them.

Messi becomes the second Inter Miami star to win MLS Player of the Month honors this season. Inter Miami teammate Luis Suárez was the first player in Club history to be named MLS Player of the Month after winning for February and March.

Read all about Messi’s Player of the Month recognition HERE.

Inter Miami will enter the weekend’s matchup against the Red Bulls first in the Supporters’ Shield Standings with 21 points (three points ahead of second place) and leading the league in goals with a total 26 goals (five more than the next team). The team is also unbeaten in its past five regular season matches (three wins, two draws).

Messi leads Inter Miami both in goals and assists this 2024 regular season with nine goals and seven assists, while also leading the league in goals and being tied for first among the league’s top assist providers. Suárez is the team’s second highest scorer this regular season with seven goals and is tied for third place in the league’s top scorers table. Midfielders Diego Gómez and Julian Gressel, meanwhile, are tied in second place as the team’s top assist providers this regular season with five.

Messi and Leonardo Campana are the two active leading scorers in Club history, with Campana having 25 goals across all competitions (22 in MLS) and Messi 22 (10 in MLS). They trail former striker Gonzalo Higuaín, who scored 29 times for Inter Miami (all in MLS). Versatile attacker Robert Taylor, meanwhile, leads the team in assists with 17 across all competitions (11 in MLS); Messi is tied for second with Higuaín in assists in Club history with 14 (Messi nine in MLS, Higuaín all in MLS).

Goalkeeper Drake Callender and Taylor are tied as the players with most appearances in Club history with 87 across all competitions. In terms of MLS appearances, former Club midfielder Victor Ulloa is first with 74 (one in playoffs), Taylor second with 69 (one in playoffs) and Callender/Higuaín third with 68 (one in playoffs each).

Inter Miami and the New York Red Bulls have previously matched up nine times in MLS regular season action, with a record of three wins and six losses for Inter Miami.

Saturday’s matchup may present reunions for three NYRB players. Former Inter Miami players Lewis Morgan, Dylan Nealis and Andrés Reyes may once again play at Chase Stadium after initially joining the Club for its inaugural campaign in 2020.

The New York Red Bulls will visit South Florida after most recently drawing 1-1 at home against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the team’s previous match on April 27. The Red Bulls have recorded four wins, one loss and five draws for a total 17 points thus far this regular season and sit third in the Eastern Conference standings.

Attacker Morgan leads the NYRB in goals this 2024 regular season with seven, while forward Dante Vanzeir leads the team in assists with six.