Tigres UANL vs Inter Miami: Preview, predictions, team news | OneFootball

Inter Miami will hope to secure their place in the Leagues Cup Round of 32 when they take on Liga MX side Tigres UANL Saturday night at NRG Stadium.

Tigres have enjoyed a flying start to the 2024 Liga MX Apertura season, winning three matches and drawing once to sit in third place in the table behind Pumas UNAM and Cruz Azul. Tigres have yet to begin their Leagues Cup campaign but will kick things off on Wednesday night against Puebla, who fell to Miami 2-0 over the weekend in East Group 3 action.

Miami got the better of Puebla last weekend to kick-off their Leagues Cup title defense with a 2-0 win at home in front of their supporters. Matias Rojas and Luis Suarez were on the scoresheet once again as the Herons secured three points without superstar Lionel Messi in the side, who's still nursing an ankle injury suffered in the Copa America final.

Here's 90min's preview of Tigres vs Inter Miami.

Tigres UANL vs Inter Miami H2H record

* This is the first-ever meeting between Tigres UANL and Inter Miami.

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Tigres UANL team news

David Ayala is out through injury / Jam Media/GettyImages

Tigres' David Ayala is the only player unavailable for selection as the 24-year-old is recovering from a broken kneecap suffered in January of 2023.

Tigres UANL predicted lineup vs Inter Miami

Tigres UANL predicted lineup vs Inter Miami ( 4-2-3-1 ): Tapia; Aquino, Pizarro, Angulo, Garza; Gorriaran; Flores, Brunetta, Cordova; Gignac.

Inter Miami team news

Messi remains sidelined for Miami / Brennan Asplen/GettyImages

Miami's No. 10 in Messi is still on the treatment table recovering from an ankle problem, and the veteran forward is expected to miss most, if not all, of Leagues Cup. Defender Serhiy Kryvtsov is also sidelined with a knee injury, and he's expected to return to action in early September.

Both Diego Gomez and Benjamin Cremaschi are competing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with their respective Paraguay and USA teams and will miss the next few matches for the Herons.

Inter Miami predicted lineup vs Tigres UANL ( 4-3-3 ): Callender; Weigandt, Aviles, Martinez, Alba; Redondo, Busquets, Rojas; Gressel, Suarez, Taylor.

Tigres UANL vs Inter Miami score prediction

As Miami essentially have one foot in the door of the Round of 32 after their win against Puebla, they can afford to take their foot off the gas a bit knowing that Tigres will more than likely win over Puebla in the midweek. As the top two teams will advance from East Group 3, that means Miami and Tigres are both likely to advance to the knockout stage.

Tigres have overall stronger squad than Miami, and it'll be a close one at NRG Stadium with the Liga MX giants coming out on top.

Prediction: Tigres UANL 2-1 Inter Miami