{"id":252558,"date":"2026-04-30T15:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/252558\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:19:07","slug":"inter-miami-vs-orlando-city-florida-derby-arrives-at-nu-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/252558\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Miami vs. Orlando City: Florida Derby arrives at Nu Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 20th edition of the Florida Derby will unfold at a new venue on Saturday when Inter Miami CF<\/a> host arch-rivals Orlando City<\/a> at Nu Stadium.<\/p>\n

2nd in Eastern Conference
\n19 points, 5W-1L-4D<\/p>\n

This is Inter Miami’s fourth match at Nu Stadium, and they’re still seeking their first victory at the 26,700-capacity venue that debuted in early April<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The defending MLS Cup presented by Audi champions hoped to break through last weekend vs. the New England Revolution<\/a>, but were held to a 1-1 draw<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Herons are led by interim coach Guillermo Hoyos, who took over in mid-April after manager Javier Mascherano’s unexpected departure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hoyos started with consecutive wins at Rocky Mountain rivals Colorado Rapids<\/a> and Real Salt Lake<\/a>, which contributed to the club’s current 11-game unbeaten streak across all competitions.<\/p>\n

Lionel Messi: The Argentine legend and back-to-back Landon Donovan MLS MVP has a team-high seven goals in nine matches. He’s also earned two Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob ULTRA nods this season.
\nRodrigo De Paul: The 2022 FIFA World Cup<\/a> champion is heating up as Argentina look to defend their title, tallying 1g\/3a in their last four games.
\nGerm\u00e1n Berterame: After facing criticism, the Mexican international striker has responded with three goals in his last four games. Will it be enough to make El Tri’s 2026 World Cup roster?
\nDayne St. Clair: The 2025 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year is pushing to be Canada<\/a>‘s starter at the World Cup. He has 19 caps as this summer’s tournament fast approaches.
\nTelasco Segovia: Segovia<\/a> adds impressive work rate on both sides of the ball. He also has a team-high five assists this year.<\/p>\n

Yannick Bright<\/a> and Segovia are back from suspension, helping strengthen the midfield. However, the fullback spots are more fluid and winger Mateo Silvetti<\/a> is nursing a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n

14th in Eastern Conference
\n7 points, 2W-7L-1D<\/p>\n

Orlando fans are counting down the days until Antoine Griezmann<\/a>, signed last month, formally joins<\/a> the club in July.<\/p>\n

Before the French superstar arrives from LaLiga side Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, it’s all about ensuring they stay in the mix for a seventh straight Audi MLS Cup Playoffs trip.<\/p>\n

They’re only five points below the Eastern Conference cut-off line, and could narrow the margin with a statement win against their arch-rivals.<\/p>\n

The Lions are also looking to avoid a three-game losing streak against Messi & Co., having last won the Florida Derby in August 2025.<\/p>\n

Mart\u00edn Ojeda: After providing a club-record 39 goal contributions (all competitions) last season, the Argentine playmaker has a team-high four goals this year.
\nMaxime Cr\u00e9peau: Up against fellow CanMNT goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, Cr\u00e9peau<\/a> has a chance to impress international coach Jesse Marsch. They’re battling for a starting role at this summer’s World Cup.
\nBraian Ojeda: Acquired this winter from Real Salt Lake<\/a>, the Paraguayan midfielder has quickly become one of Orlando’s most dependable players.\u00a0
\nRobin Jansson: Orlando have allowed a league-high 29 goals this season. If anyone can help staunch the bleeding, it’s the veteran Swedish center back.
\nJustin Ellis: The homegrown forward has tallied 2g\/2a in his first six appearances with Orlando’s first team. Ellis<\/a> is a promising US youth international.<\/p>\n

Interim coach Mart\u00edn Perelman, who took over from longtime manager Oscar Pareja<\/a> in mid-March, has tried a slew of lineups. That’s largely due to injury (see: Marco Pa\u0161ali\u0107<\/a> and Duncan McGuire<\/a>), as well as trying to spark a turnaround.<\/p>\n

It all boils down to Messi’s impact. He’s been held off the scoresheet in back-to-back games, and rarely goes three matches without a goal. Expect Miami’s captain to come out firing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 20th edition of the Florida Derby will unfold at a new venue on Saturday when Inter Miami…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252559,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29,5429,110248,4788,76891,4959],"class_list":["post-252558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-inter-miami-cf","tag-miavsorl-05-02-2026","tag-orlando-city-sc","tag-priority-match","tag-sendtonews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}