MATCH RECAP: Nine-Man Inter Miami CF Earns 1-2 on the Road Over Philadelphia Union
Inter Miami CF (11W-3L-5D, 38 points) earned three valuable points on the road tonight with a hard-fought 1-2 win against the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park despite going down two men in the second half. The match saw Homegrown attacker Leo Afonso, who earned his first Royal Caribbean Icon of the Match award, score a late winner for the team in stoppage time, while midfielder Julian Gressel recorded his first goal for the Club to earn the result on the night. Notably, with the win Inter Miami extended its Club-record unbeaten run on the road to six, helping maintain the team atop the MLS Supporters’ Shields race.
Inter Miami kicked off the match with Drake Callender in goal; Marcelo Weigandt, Tomás Avilés, Sergii Kryvtsov and Jordi Alba made up a backline of four; David Ruiz, Sergio Busquets and Benjamin Cremaschi started in midfield; Gressel and Robert Taylor flanked Leonardo Campana in attack.
Goalkeeper Callender wore the team’s captain’s armband in the absence of Lionel Messi, who is away with Argentina on international duty. Additionally, Homegrown defender Ian Fray featured in a matchday squad for the first time this season after recovering from a long-term injury suffered in July 2023.
