The Portland Timbers fell 2-1 to Inter Miami CF on Saturday night, in a hot and sluggish game in Fort Lauderdale. Leo Campana and Robert Taylor tallied for the hosts, and Bill Tuiloma scrapped back a consolation goal for the Timbers.
The Timbers, sporting a blue Adidas Primeblue kit made from recycled ocean plastic as part of a league-wide initiative to raise awareness around the impact of marine plastic waste, sported a semi-rotated lineup, with mainstays Diego Chara, Claudio Bravo, and Jaroslaw Niezgoda all still sidelined via a combination of suspension or injury.
After an end-to-end opening to the game Miami opened the scoring in the 27th minute via a glancing Leo Campana header.