Overview
After missing the opportunity to go down in history in the Leagues Cup 2025 final, Inter Miami entered this season with the determination to reclaim the throne. Under the guidance of coach Angel Guillermo Hoyos, the MLS representative is maintaining impressive form when unbeaten in 7 consecutive matches in all competitions, including 6 wins.
Home ground continues to be a major support for Inter Miami in the Leagues Cup. In the history of the tournament, the Florida team has never lost at home in the Leagues Cup and has never drawn 0-0 in the group stage.
Another notable statistic is that Inter Miami has never dropped a win in the Leagues Cup group stage when scoring the opening goal. After a period of decline with 5 consecutive winless matches at home, they regained confidence with a 2-0 victory over Portland Timbers in May.
The MLS representative also showed superiority when facing Mexican teams. Since participating in the Leagues Cup, Inter Miami has won 6 out of 7 encounters with Liga MX clubs, only losing to Tigres in Houston in 2024.
In the opposite direction, Atletico de San Luis entered the tournament with many worries. The Mexican representative has lost all 3 opening matches of the recent League Cup, conceding 12 goals and only scoring 3 goals. Last season, they suffered a heavy 0-4 defeat to Portland Timbers right in the opening match.
Coach Diego Mejia's team is unbeaten in the last 2 official matches. However, they have not yet known the taste of victory since defeating Santos Laguna 2-0 in the 16th round of Liga MX Clausura earlier this year.
San Luis's rare highlight is the 2-0 victory over Minnesota United in the last group stage match of the 2025 Leagues Cup, helping them nurture hopes of improving their performance at the tournament. This team has also won all opening scoring matches in the Leagues Cup, although they have only done so once.
However, the ability to enter the game is still a big problem. San Luis has only scored one goal in the first half in their League Cup appearances and once suffered a 1-5 defeat to New England Revolution after a lackluster performance.
Personnel situation
Inter Miami will not have the strongest force in the opening match of the Leagues Cup as defender Sergio Reguilon is likely to be absent due to a hamstring injury. Besides, Gonzalo Lujan and Maximiliano Falcon are still uncertain to play due to not fully recovering from leg injuries.
In attack, Luis Suarez continues to serve a 6-match suspension in the Leagues Cup after spitting in the 2025 season final.
The positive point for Inter Miami is the return of Lionel Messi. The Argentine superstar just reappeared in the 2-2 draw against Columbus Crew, marking his first appearance since the defeat in the 2026 World Cup final against Spain.
On the other side, Atletico de San Luis is also affected by injuries as the trio Juanpe, Joao Pedro and Benjamin Galdames are likely to continue to be absent due to ligament problems.
Expected lineup:
Inter Miami: St. Claire, Fray, Caicedo, Micael, Allen, Bright, Ruiz, Segovia, Silvetti, Berterame, Messi.
San Luis: Sanchez, Torres, Robson, Garcia, Cruz, Esteves, Najera, Macias, Salles-Lamonge, Llorente, Munoz.
The match between Inter Miami and San Luis takes place at 6:30 am on August 6 (Vietnam time).
