- At Chase Stadium, Monterrey managed to win the opening leg of the match 2-1.
- Despite missing the first meeting, Lionel Messi is expected to start the second leg.
- The victor progresses to the semi-finals to face Pachuca/Club Sport Herediano.
On Wednesday night, Inter Miami will travel south to play Monterrey in the second leg of their quarterfinal matchup in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
Lionel Messi, 36, scored a goal off the bench in Miami’s 2-2 draw with Colorado Rapids on Saturday, marking the Herons’ welcome back into the team.
The Rayados, on the other hand, have lost two of their previous three games and haven’t been as effective lately. The only two Liga MX losses Rayados have had in the 2024 Clausura season were against Chivas and Cruz Azul, which came just after the team’s road triumph over Miami in the first leg.
Miami is aware that they must play the opponent, with a clean sheet preferred as they want to score at least twice, as Monterrey leads 2-1 from the first leg.
This is a 90-minute sneak peek of the game.
When does Miami vs. Monterrey start?
- Location: Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, Mexico
- Date: Wednesday, April 10
- Start Time: 03:30 BST, 19:30 PT, or 22:30 ET * April 11, 2024
- Kick-off Time: 22:30 ET / 19:30 PT / 03:30 BST * 11 April 2024
Monterrey vs Inter Miami H2H Record
- record: 1 victory
- Inter Miami: no victories
- Draws: zero
- Last meeting: April 3, 2024, Inter Miami 1-2 Monterrey (Champions Cup).
Current Form (all competitions)
| Monterrey | Inter Miami |
| Cruz Azul 2-1 Monterrey – 06/04/2024 | Inter Miami 2-2 Colorado Rapids – 06/04/2024 |
| Inter Miami 1-2 Monterrey – 03/04/2024 | Inter Miami 1-2 Monterrey – 03/04/2024 |
| Monterrey 0-2 Chivas – 30/03/2024 | Inter Miami 1-1 NYCFC – 30/03/2024 |
| Atlas 1-2 Monterrey – 17/03/2024 | New York Red Bulls 4-0 Inter Miami – 23/03/2024 |
| Monterrey 2-1 FC Cincinnati – 14/03/2024 | DC United 1-3 Inter Miami – 16/03/2024 |
How to watch Monterrey vs Inter Miami on TV and live stream
| Country | TV channel/live stream |
| United Kingdom | Concacaf GO |
| United States | FS1, TUDN |
| Canada | OneSoccer |
News about the Monterrey team
Following his $7.5 million transfer from Cincinnati to Monterrey, Brandon Vazquez has continued to demonstrate his value by scoring three goals in five Champions Cup games for the Mexican powerhouses. He will be eager to go back on the scoresheet and help his team to the semi-finals, despite the fact that he was unable to sneak one past Drake Callender in the first leg.
Monterrey’s expected starting lineup vs Inter Miami
Andrada, Aguirre, Guzman, Moreno, Arteaga; Meza, Rodriguez, Canales, Romo, Gallardo; Vazquez are the players Monterrey anticipated to start against Inter Miami (4-5-1).
News about the Inter Miami squad
After recuperating from a hamstring injury, Messi made his first appearance since March 13 against the Rapids. He scored his typical left-footed goal and assisted in setting up Leo Afonso’s first goal of his career.
All indications are that the former Barcelona player will start Wednesday night, as the Argentine looked as threatening as ever in his 45-minute cameo after being brought on at the beginning of the second half.
Federico Redondo will be out until later next month due to a knee ailment, while Serhiy Kryvstov and Robert Taylor will both miss the match due to hamstring issues. After receiving a second yellow card in the first leg, David Ruiz will also be suspended and miss the match.
Predicted lineup for Inter Miami vs. Monterrey
Predicted lineup for Inter Miami vs Monterrey (3-5-2): Messi, Suarez; Callender, Aviles, Freire, Allen; Weigandt, Gressel, Busquets, Gomez, Alba.
Score prediction for Monterrey vs. Inter Miami
Given that Monterrey is one of the most competitive and complete teams in North America, this matchup may be the most challenging one Miami has faced thus far in the 2024 season. The stakes will be considerably higher in the second leg at the unfriendly Estadio BBVA, but the Herons are still very much in the match following a close loss in the first game without Messi.
With the hosts now needing to get ready for Messi’s involvement—something that very few teams have been able to accomplish successfully—it will be another close match between the two clubs, although Monterrey could win.
