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Lewandowski’s sixth goal of the season gives Chicago Fire a slender lead over Inter Miami at the break at Soldier Field, but it’s been a case of hold what you have for the hosts - who were unable to maintain their early momentum. Gutman’s lovely work to get past Fray down the left put him in position to dig out a cross for Lewandowski, whose expert finish gave the Fire a 10th-minute lead, but Inter Miami immediately turned the tides in search of an equaliser. Chances for Messi and Berterame amongst others looked enough to level the scores ahead of the interval, with the visitors outperforming their opponents on xG (0.46 to 0.38), but they ran into an inspired Brady in the first half, with the goalkeeper making three crucial saves to keep his side ahead.

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HALF-TIME: CHICAGO FIRE 1-0 INTER MIAMI

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The fourth official indicates one minute will be added to the end of the half for stoppages.

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Given the time and space to think about his options 30 yards from goal, Berterame turns on the ball to fire a powerful effort that’s pushed away desperately by Brady - but not far as Suarez is there on the follow up. In an attempt to either centre the ball or lift a finish into the far corner, the veteran striker sends it across but he’s also foiled by the goalkeeper, who slaps it away before collecting at the second attempt.

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Despite holding both the lead on the scoreline and in xG (0.38 to 0.35), Chicago Fire have not had a shot since Lewandowski’s goal in the 10th minute - which was their third of the match. It’s been over a half-hour since then, with Inter Miami hitting the last seven efforts (two on target).

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BRADY TO THE RESCUE! Messi slaloms through the heart of midfield, skipping past both Saletros and D’Avilla before whacking a shot towards the far post that forces Brady into a full-stretch dive across his line to push it away with fingertips!

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De Paul gets his boot under the ball to clip a high pass forward towards the byline, but his errant pass fails to give Suarez a chance to prevent a goal-kick.

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Messi strikes his left-footed free-kick just to the left of centre from 25 yards away towards goal, but it’s blocked by the wall, with Lewandowski getting the telling touch to protect Brady.

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Messi’s latest inswinging corner-kick is punched away by Brady, but only as far as De Paul, whose first-time volley from the edge of the area is blocked from close range by Lod. The deflection gives Zinckernagel a chance to take possession the other way, but a clumsy handball stops the play in its tracks and gives Inter Miami a free-kick in a good position.

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Lewandowski has contributed to five goals in his last three games including tonight, adding a third strike tonight to his two assists.

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Zinckernagel spins to receive Saletros’ pass towards the edge of the 18-yard box, but he’s denied the opportunity to shoot by Caicedo, who times his sliding challenge perfectly.

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Caicedo crashes through the back of Zinckernagel, leaving the winger on the ground after a painful-looking challenge, but the full-back immediately points to De Paul - who was left on the pitch after an apparent arm to the face during a battle with D’Avilla. It’s getting a bit feisty at Soldier Field, as Jair Marrufo comes across to diffuse the situation without brandishing a card.

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Casemiro again attempts to pull the strings from deep, this time sending an aerial ball out to the left in search of Suarez, but he gets his accuracy wrong this time and sends his pass straight into the arms of the awaiting Brady.

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St. Clair comes off his line aggressively to meet Zinckernagel’s ensuing free-kick delivery, palming away the danger just outside his six-yard box.

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After holding up play to wait for his team-mates to arrive, Lewandowski chops inside but he’s sent to the ground in a heap by Falcon, who leaves his leg out to catch the striker cynically. No stranger to a booking, it’s a yellow card for the Inter Miami centre-back, with six minutes to go until the half-hour mark.

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Bright’s well-timed step takes the ball away from Haile-Selassie cleanly just ahead of Chicago’s penalty area, with the midfielder immediately looking to bring Messi into play. In position to shoot, the captain rushes a low effort towards the goalkeeper’s right-hand post that fails to trouble him on his goal-line.

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Messi greets Segovia’s pass towards the middle of the pitch 25 yards from goal looking to chip a pass over the defensive line for Suarez, but Elliott gets in the way and hooks a volley clear.

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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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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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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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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!

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