{"id":904058,"date":"2026-05-07T05:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/toronto-fc-close-home-stretch-vs-inter-miami-what-to-know-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:18:31","slug":"toronto-fc-close-home-stretch-vs-inter-miami-what-to-know-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/toronto-fc-close-home-stretch-vs-inter-miami-what-to-know-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto FC close home stretch vs. Inter Miami: What to know | 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/toronto-fc\">Toronto FC<\/a> host\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/inter-miami-cf\/\">Inter Miami CF<\/a> in a Saturday afternoon matinee that kicks off Matchday 12.<\/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\/torvsmia-05-09-2026\/\">Saturday, May 9<\/a> | 1 pm ET\/10 am PT<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Where<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>8th in Eastern Conference<\/li>\n<li>14 points, 3W-3L-5D<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>What to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toronto are dealing with a serious case of the injury bug, impacting some of their most impactful players.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/us-men-s-national-team\/\">USMNT<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/djordje-mihailovic\/\">Djordje Mihailovic<\/a> (pelvis) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/canada\/\">CanMNT<\/a> defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/richie-laryea\/\">Richie Laryea<\/a> (thigh) have missed considerable time, and club-record signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/josh-sargent\/\">Josh Sargent<\/a> (thigh) could miss a second straight league match.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Amid these absences, the Reds are winless in six straight across all competitions at home.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re coming off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/torvssj-05-02-2026\/\">1-1 draw<\/a> against Supporters&#8217; Shield leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-jose-earthquakes\/\">San Jose<\/a>, and were eliminated from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/canadian-championship\/\">Canadian Championship<\/a> midweek by Canadian Premier League side Atl\u00e9tico Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>Can head coach Robin Fraser&#8217;s side, when concluding a 10-game home stretch, gain momentum as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> pause fast approaches?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>D\u00e1niel Sall\u00f3i:<\/strong> The former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/sporting-kansas-city\">Sporting Kansas City<\/a> standout is Toronto&#8217;s top scorer this year with 4g\/3a.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonathan Osorio:<\/strong> Now in his 14th season with the Reds, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jonathan-osorio\/\">Osorio<\/a> continues to patrol the midfield as he chases a spot on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/canada\/\">Canada<\/a>&#8216;s World Cup roster.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Walker Zimmerman:<\/strong> The two-time MLS Defender of the Year and USMNT veteran is the anchor of Toronto&#8217;s remade backline.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>Predicted XI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Sargent&#8217;s status unclear, Toronto might lean on U22 Initiative striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/emilio-aristizabal\/\">Emilio Ariztiz\u00e1bal<\/a> up top.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>3rd in Eastern Conference<\/li>\n<li>19 points, 5W-2L-4D<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>What to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Miami are seeking a get-right result following last weekend&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/miavsorl-05-02-2026\/\">4-3 home loss<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/orlando-city\">Orlando City<\/a>, which ended an 11-game unbeaten run.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning MLS Cup presented by Audi champions conceded four unanswered goals against their Florida Derby rivals, unable to build on 1g\/2a efforts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lionel-messi\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/telasco-segovia\/\">Telasco Segovia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando also extended Inter Miami&#8217;s woes at Nu Stadium. Messi &#038; Co. have yet to win at their new home ground, going 0W-1L-3D since opening the 26,700-seat venue last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lionel Messi:<\/strong>\u00a0The legendary No. 10 has 8g\/2a this season as he contends for a third straight Landon Donovan MLS MVP award.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rodrigo De Paul:<\/strong> Messi&#8217;s Argentina teammate and fellow 2022 World Cup champion has faced scrutiny this season despite producing 2g\/3a in midfield.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Germ\u00e1n Berterame:<\/strong> After a slow start, Miami&#8217;s marquee winter signing has three goals in his last five games as he chases a spot on Mexico&#8217;s World Cup roster.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>Predicted XI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interim manager Guillermo Hoyos refused to publicly criticize his players after last weekend&#8217;s Florida Derby setback. That said, will a lineup shakeup be in store?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The market appears to back Inter Miami to overcome Toronto, who haven&#8217;t pitched a shutout since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/cinvstor-03-08-2026\/\">early March<\/a>. That doesn&#8217;t look likely to change, considering the Herons are tied for the third-most goals in MLS (22).<\/p>\n<p><em>Live trade MLS games and props on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/sports\/mls\/games\" target=\"_blank\">Polymarket<\/a>. Current as of Wednesday, May 6 at 11 am ET.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Toronto have a bruised squad. Miami have a bruised ego.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Messi &#038; Co. rediscover their killer instinct at BMO Field, it could be another three road points for the reigning MLS Cup champions.<\/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\/toronto-fc-close-home-stretch-vs-inter-miami-what-to-know-md12\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Margarete Mischke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Toronto FC host\u00a0Inter Miami CF in a Saturday afternoon matinee that kicks off Matchday 12. How to watch &#038; stream When Saturday, May 9 | 1 pm ET\/10 am PT Where BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario Record 8th in Eastern Conference 14 points, 3W-3L-5D What to know Toronto are dealing with a serious case [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":904059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2005,31687,1117],"tags":[94721,8427],"class_list":{"0":"post-904058","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"category-stretch","9":"category-toronto","10":"tag-stretch","11":"tag-toronto"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904058","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=904058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/904059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=904058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=904058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=904058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}