{"id":902705,"date":"2026-05-01T04:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/inter-miami-vs-orlando-city-florida-derby-arrives-at-nu-stadium-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T04:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:17:32","slug":"inter-miami-vs-orlando-city-florida-derby-arrives-at-nu-stadium-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/inter-miami-vs-orlando-city-florida-derby-arrives-at-nu-stadium-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Miami vs. Orlando City: Florida Derby arrives at Nu Stadium | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<p>  <main role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\"><\/p>\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The 20th edition of the Florida Derby will unfold at a new venue on Saturday when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/inter-miami-cf\/\">Inter Miami CF<\/a> host arch-rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/orlando-city\/\">Orlando City<\/a> at Nu Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>How to watch &#038; stream<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3>When<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/miavsorl-05-02-2026\/\">Saturday, May 2<\/a> | 7:15 pm ET\/4:15 pm PT<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Where<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Nu Stadium | Miami, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>2nd in Eastern Conference<\/li>\n<li>19 points, 5W-1L-4D<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>What to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is Inter Miami&#8217;s fourth match at Nu Stadium, and they&#8217;re still seeking their first victory at the 26,700-capacity venue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/nu-stadium-party-inter-miami-host-epic-home-opener\">debuted in early April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The defending MLS Cup presented by Audi champions hoped to break through last weekend vs. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/new-england-revolution\/\">New England Revolution<\/a>, but were held to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/miavsne-04-25-2026\/\">1-1 draw<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Herons are led by interim coach Guillermo Hoyos, who took over in mid-April after manager Javier Mascherano&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/head-coach-javier-mascherano-departs-inter-miami\">unexpected departure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hoyos started with consecutive wins at Rocky Mountain rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/colorado-rapids\/\">Colorado Rapids<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/real-salt-lake\/\">Real Salt Lake<\/a>, which contributed to the club&#8217;s current 11-game unbeaten streak across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lionel Messi:<\/strong> The Argentine legend and back-to-back Landon Donovan MLS MVP has a team-high seven goals in nine matches. He&#8217;s also earned two Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob ULTRA nods this season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rodrigo De Paul:<\/strong> The 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> champion is heating up as Argentina look to defend their title, tallying 1g\/3a in their last four games.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Germ\u00e1n Berterame:<\/strong> 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&#8217;s 2026 World Cup roster?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dayne St. Clair:<\/strong> The 2025 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year is pushing to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/canada\/\">Canada<\/a>&#8216;s starter at the World Cup. He has 19 caps as this summer&#8217;s tournament fast approaches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Telasco Segovia:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/telasco-segovia\/\">Segovia<\/a> adds impressive work rate on both sides of the ball. He also has a team-high five assists this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>Predicted XI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/yannick-bright\">Yannick Bright<\/a> and Segovia are back from suspension, helping strengthen the midfield. However, the fullback spots are more fluid and winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/mateo-silvetti\/\">Mateo Silvetti<\/a> is nursing a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>14th in Eastern Conference<\/li>\n<li>7 points, 2W-7L-1D<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>What to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Orlando fans are counting down the days until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/antoine-griezmann\/\">Antoine Griezmann<\/a>, signed last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/orlando-city-sign-french-superstar-antoine-griezmann-atletico-madrid-transfer\">formally joins<\/a> the club in July.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before the French superstar arrives from LaLiga side Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, it&#8217;s all about ensuring they stay in the mix for a seventh straight Audi MLS Cup Playoffs trip.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;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<p>The Lions are also looking to avoid a three-game losing streak against Messi &#038; Co., having last won the Florida Derby in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mart\u00edn Ojeda:<\/strong> After providing a club-record 39 goal contributions (all competitions) last season, the Argentine playmaker has a team-high four goals this year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxime Cr\u00e9peau:<\/strong> Up against fellow CanMNT goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/maxime-crepeau\/\">Cr\u00e9peau<\/a> has a chance to impress international coach Jesse Marsch. They&#8217;re battling for a starting role at this summer&#8217;s World Cup.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Braian Ojeda:<\/strong> Acquired this winter from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/real-salt-lake\/\">Real Salt Lake<\/a>, the Paraguayan midfielder has quickly become one of Orlando&#8217;s most dependable players.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robin Jansson:<\/strong> Orlando have allowed a league-high 29 goals this season. If anyone can help staunch the bleeding, it&#8217;s the veteran Swedish center back.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Ellis:<\/strong> The homegrown forward has tallied 2g\/2a in his first six appearances with Orlando&#8217;s first team. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/justin-ellis\/\">Ellis<\/a> is a promising US youth international.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>Predicted XI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interim coach Mart\u00edn Perelman, who took over from longtime manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/orlando-city-mutually-part-ways-with-oscar-pareja\">Oscar Pareja<\/a> in mid-March, has tried a slew of lineups. That&#8217;s largely due to injury (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/marco-pasalic\/\">Marco Pa\u0161ali\u0107<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/duncan-mcguire\/\">Duncan McGuire<\/a>), as well as trying to spark a turnaround.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It all boils down to Messi&#8217;s impact. He&#8217;s been held off the scoresheet in back-to-back games, and rarely goes three matches without a goal. Expect Miami&#8217;s captain to come out firing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/main><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/inter-miami-vs-orlando-city-florida-derby-arrives-at-nu-stadium\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Marquis Buresh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer The 20th edition of the Florida Derby will unfold at a new venue on Saturday when Inter Miami CF host arch-rivals Orlando City at Nu Stadium. How to watch &#038; stream When Saturday, May 2 | 7:15 pm ET\/4:15 pm PT Where Nu Stadium | Miami, Florida Record 2nd in Eastern Conference 19 points, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":902706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28002,3639,2005],"tags":[44211,6725],"class_list":{"0":"post-902705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-inter","8":"category-miami","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-inter","11":"tag-miami"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/902706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}