{"id":254705,"date":"2026-05-02T00:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254705\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:08:07","slug":"with-orlando-in-town-miami-seeks-first-win-in-new-stadium-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254705\/","title":{"rendered":"With Orlando in town, Miami seeks first win in new stadium – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami make a fourth attempt at earning their first win in their new stadium on Saturday night when they welcome an Orlando City squad managing an unusually busy recent schedule.<\/p>\n

The Herons (5-1-4, 19 points) earned consecutive away wins in their first two matches following the resignation of manager Javier Mascherano in early April and the takeover of Guillermo Hoyos on an interim basis.<\/p>\n

But they settled for a 1-1 home draw to New England on Saturday, which marked the third time in as many matches at the freshly unveiled Nu Stadium that honors have finished even.<\/p>\n

Versatile defensive midfielder Facundo Mura thinks there have been noticeable, positive changes under Hoyos, who previously was serving as the club\u2019s sporting director.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though we couldn\u2019t win in the last round, we\u2019ve taken seven of the last nine points, and we feel we\u2019ve improved, especially mentally,\u201d Mura said. \u201cSo I think we\u2019ll arrive in good shape for the next game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Messi has not added to his team-best total of seven goals in Miami\u2019s last two league matches. But he and his teammates have enjoyed a full week to train under Hoyos after navigating a stretch of three games in eight days following the managerial switch.<\/p>\n

Messi scored two goals when Inter Miami won 4-2 at Orlando City on March 1. He has eight goals in five meetings against the Lions across all competitions.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Orlando (2-7-1, 7 points) will play for a second time in about 72 hours and a seventh time in 21 days while managing a run to the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Learning how to balance his players\u2019 workloads has been on-the-job learning for interim manager Martin Perelman, who took over for Oscar Pareja following a three-match losing streak to start the season.<\/p>\n

Complicating the equation is a lengthy injury list that includes key attackers Duncan McGuire and Marco Pasalic, who missed last weekend\u2019s 3-2 league loss at D.C. United and Wednesday\u2019s 4-3 Cup triumph over the New England Revolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not an easy task, especially because now we are recovering some of our guys,\u201d Perelman said. \u201cBut we\u2019ve had a lot of injuries, so that makes more difficult the task of (monitoring) loads. But the players are responding. They are doing a huge effort, an amazing effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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