Where to watch New York Red Bulls vs Inter Miami live stream, TV channel, lineups, betting odds for MLS match
After his first eight games with Inter Miami came in knockout competitions, Lionel Messi will now officially begin life in Major League Soccer as his team travel to the New York Red Bulls for a league matchup on Saturday.
Inter Miami sit bottom of the Eastern Conference but look a revitalized side after Messi, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba joined a month ago.
The club paused MLS play to compete in the Leagues Cup and the U.S. Open Cup, winning the former and securing a place in the latter's final. Now, with league play beginning again, Messi has just 11 matches to pull Inter Miami out of the basement and charge for a playoff spot, which currently sits 14 points away.
Messi and the other Inter Miami stars, however, will need rest in the coming games, and that could potentially begin here.
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This MLS match at Red Bull Arena kicks off on Saturday, August 26 at 7:30 p.m. local time in Harrison, New Jersey.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Injuries for the NY Red Bull squad to contend with include the loss of Dylan Nealis to core surgery, while Cory Burke is dealing with a hip issue and Lewis Morgan is out with a similar problem. Kyle Duncan is missing due to yellow card accumulation after picking one up last time out in a substitute appearance.
Head coach Troy Lesesne has rotated his team constantly, making predicting their starting XI difficult.
However, with the players injured and the task at hand, it's entirely possible that Lesnese doesn't alter much from the team that topped D.C. United 1-0 last weekend. In that match, young USMNT prospect John Tolkin sn
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