Welcome to your match thread for tonight’s Tropic Thunder match-up between Orlando City (2-1-2, 8 points) and Inter Miami CF (0-5-0, 0 points) at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. It’s the first match for both teams since the MLS is Back Tournament and the second ever meeting between these two Florida-based MLS teams. This 8 p.m. match (FOX 35 Plus) will be Orlando City’s first in 11 days and Miami’s first in 33 days.
Here’s what you need to know ahead of the match.
History
The first Tropic Thunder match went Orlando City’s way, with Nani scoring late to lift the Lions to a 2-1 win over the upstarts from South Florida in the opening match of the MLS is Back Tournament.