Chicago Fire vs
Inter Miami
USA, MLS,
Round
Chicago Fire
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Inter Miami
Live Action
Commentary
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Segovia’s incisive ball into the 18-yard box finds the feet of Messi, who cuts back twice in front of as many as three converging defenders to fire a near-post shot with his weaker right foot that sails disappointingly high and wide of the target.
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Messi takes charge of Inter Miami’s first corner-kick of the contest, but his low, skipping inswinger is whacked away at the outset by Haile-Selassie.
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WHAT A SAVE! Casemiro launches a first-time ball over the top of Chicago Fire’s defence from deep in his own half for the run of Berterame, who gets there before Allen and teases a low strike to the far post with his first touch - but he’s denied by the fingertips of the goalkeeper!
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Zinckernagel looks to drop his shoulder and ease past Bright on his way through midfield, but after getting by his man he’s immediately met with Casemiro, who easily dispossesses the winger 20 yards from his own goal.
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Inter Miami have won just three of a possible 10 matches when conceding first, picking up 13 of a possible 30 points from that position. Chicago Fire, meanwhile, have won nine times when opening the scoring - in 16 opportunities.
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Segovia works a one-two pass with Suarez on the edge of the area before using the outside of his left boot to push the ball forward for the overlapping Caicedo. With options to aim at inside the area, the full-back instead has a go at the near post, drawing a kick-save from Brady, before a belated offside whistle ends the move and gives Chicago a free-kick.
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Assist
Gutman’s fourth assist of the campaign puts Lewandowski in position to find the back of the net for the sixth time in MLS.
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Goal 1-0
AN EARLY LEAD FOR THE HOSTS! 1-0 CHICAGO FIRE! With the ball at his feet, Gutman runs back towards his own half to shake off Fray before cutting back with intent to earn space ahead of his opponent. With a heavy first touch, the full-back pushes into the pocket inside the left channel and whips an inch-perfect delivery to Lewandowski, whose side-footed volley leaves St. Clair with no chance!
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WHAT A CHANCE! Taking up a wide position on the right, Saletros tracks down Dean’s ball over the top before squaring it to the edge of the area for Lewandowski. With impressive awareness, the striker runs over it, leaving it for Lod while faking a shot in the process, but his first-time effort misses the target from just inside the 18-yard box!
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Lewandowski is pushed over from behind by Segovia, in a similar position to the striker’s earlier impeded free-kick. The Inter Miami midfielder will need to tread lightly given his booking just four minutes into the game, or risk giving referee Jair Marrufo a decision to make.
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Yellow Card
Lewandowski looks to take a quick free-kick inside his own half, but he’s prevented from doing so by Segovia, who picks up an early yellow card for failing to give his opponent the requisite space.
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BLOCKED! A nifty give-and-go down the right flank between Saletros and Dean puts Zinckernagel in position to slide a pass across the penalty area for Haile-Selassie, who takes a touch before attempting to curl a shot from 12 yards out that’s blocked ahead of St. Clair by Casemiro!
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Inter Miami get the match under way from the kick-off!
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team news
Inter Miami name an unchanged XI from the team that tied 2-2 with Philadelphia Union four days ago. St. Clair starts in goal behind a back four of Caicedo, Falcon, Casemiro and Fray. Segovia and De Paul line up either side of Bright in midfield, while Suarez and Berterame play in support of Messi in attack.
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Chicago Fire make two alterations from their eventful 4-4 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday. Allen gets a first start for his new side at centre-back against his parent-club, dropping Rogers to the bench, while Lod is preferred to Dithejane on the left wing.
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INTER MIAMI SUBS: Facundo Mura, David Ayala, Rocco Rios Novo, Lovend’s Delinois, Daniel Pinter, Preston Plambeck, Daniel Sumalla, Cesar Abadia-Reda, Alexander Shaw.
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INTER MIAMI XI (4-3-3): Dayne St. Clair; Fricio Caicedo, Maximiliano Falcon, Casemiro, Ian Fray; Telasco Segovia, Yannick Bright, Rodrigo De Paul; Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, German Berterame.
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CHICAGO FIRE SUBS: Leonardo Barroso, Sam Rogers, Puso Dithejane, Johan Gomez, Mauricio Pineda, Dawid Poreba, Sergio Oregel, Robert Turdean, Josh Cohen.
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CHICAGO FIRE XI (4-3-3): Chris Brady; Andrew Gutman, Noah Allen, Jack Elliott, Jonathan Dean; Robin Lod, Dje D'Avilla, Anton Saletros; Maren Haile-Selassie, Robert Lewandowski, Philip Zinckernagel.
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With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up – starting with our hosts!
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Delayed by inclement weather on the weekend, Inter Miami waited an extra 90 minutes before kicking off their match against Philadelphia Union; a game that ended 2-2 courtesy of Breel Embolo’s late penalty on his debut for the Union. The result keeps the Herons 10 points back of Nashville SC in both the Eastern Conference and the race for the Supporter’s Shield, while a third loss in six domestic fixtures could invite the chasing pack to narrow the gap.
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Third-placed Chicago Fire welcome an Inter Miami side sitting in second spot to Soldier Field, looking to cut the gap between the pair to just two points with 11 matches to go in the campaign. Having played one fewer match than their opponents tonight, Gregg Berhalter’s team could have had the opportunity to overtake the Herons with a second win in three meetings, but a lively game against Toronto FC at BMO Field on Saturday left the Fire with a single point, after a stoppage-time goal levelled the scores late at 4-4.
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Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the MLS fixture between Chicago Fire and Inter Miami!
Key Players
0.19
Expected Goals
1
Shots On Target
Robert Lewandowski
22 Min
0
Expected Goals
0
Shots On Target
Luis Suarez
22 Min
Predictions
Who Will Win?
Total Votes:
12,332
15%
Chicago Fire
10%
Draw
75%
Inter Miami
Actual Play Time - #12:45
Actual 12:45
Total 20:04