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Toronto FC (8-13-3, 27 points) visit 2020 MLS expansion club Inter Miami CF (4-9-9, 21 points) in Major League Soccer action at Chase Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Matchday 27 encounter kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET and can be viewed globally on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
Currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, TFC enter midweek action after returning to winning ways with a 2-1 victory against Philadelphia Union on Saturday. Historically, the Reds hold a 2W-6L-0T record through their first eight meetings with the Herons and will be looking for their first road victory in five attempts in Fort Lauderdale.
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
Toronto FC’s 2024 Major League Soccer campaign continues with the first of two regular season meetings with Inter Miami CF on Wednesday evening. Following their first twelve away MLS games in 2024, the Reds hold a 52W-163L-71T all-time record (227 points) in MLS regular season matches played on the road.
AN ODE TO THE PAST
Toronto FC visit 2020 MLS expansion club Inter Miami CF for the ninth encounter in the all-time regular season series between the two clubs. Historically, TFC hold a 2W-6L-0T record through their first eight meetings with the Herons. On Wednesday, the Reds will be looking for their first road victory in five attempts against the 2023 Leagues Cup champions in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Following the midweek battle, the Reds complete the regular season series against Inter Miami CF at BMO Field on October 5, 2024.
THE CLIMB CONTINUES
Toronto FC enter Matchday 27 action fresh from returning to winning ways after defeating Philadelphia Union by a 2-1 score at BMO Field on Saturday evening. The visitors took the lead through Tai Baribo’s header from Kai Wagner’s free-kick delivery in the 39th minute before the Reds levelled via Jack Elliott’s own goal in the 74th minute. TFC completed the second-half comeback when a swift sequence between substitutes Deybi Flores, Lorenzo Insigne and Deandre Kerr culminated with the Canadian forward scoring in the 78th minute to secure the 2-1 result. With the assist on Kerr’s game-winning goal, Lorenzo Insigne registered his tenth goal contribution of the 2024 MLS regular season (four goals, six assists). With the victory, TFC’s Sean Johnson also became the fourth goalkeeper to record at least 150 regular season wins in MLS history, joining Nick Rimando (223), Kevin Hartman (180) and Stefan Frei (166).
TEAM OF THE MATCHDAY
Toronto FC’s Deandre Kerr was named to the Major League Soccer Team of the Matchday 26, as a substitute, following his game-winning cameo off the bench in Saturday’s win against Philadelphia Union. Introduced in the 62nd minute to provide an offensive spark for the hosts, Kerr played a key role in his side’s equalizer as his positioning and presence in the box forced Philadelphia Union’s Jack Elliott into an own goal from close-range following Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty’s downward header into the penalty area. Four minutes later, TFC completed the second-half turnaround when Kerr ran onto Lorenzo Insigne’s incisive through ball and unleashed a powerful left-footed finish past Philly goalkeeper Andrew Rick. The 78th minute goal marked the Ajax native’s first MLS goal of the 2024 campaign and proved to be the evening’s game-winning goal, helping the Reds secure the 2-1 victory and their second come-from-behind win of 2024. In total, Toronto FC have now earned 16 MLS Team of the Matchday honours during the 2024 MLS regular season – Federico Bernardeschi (4), Sean Johnson (3), Lorenzo Insigne (3), Deybi Flores (2), Deandre Kerr (1), Kevin Long (1), Prince Owusu (1) and Tyrese Spicer (1).
COPA HOMECOMING
The Reds will be boosted by the return of influential Canadian duo, Jonathan Osorio and Richie Laryea, following their participation at the 2024 Copa América tournament in the United States. Both, Osorio and Laryea, featured in all six of Canada’s matches, with the TFC captain and midfielder recording 317 minutes (three starts) and the wingback recording 369 minutes (five starts) at the summer tournament. After advancing from Group A in second place, Les Rouges recorded a historic penalty shootout victory against Venezuela in the quarter-final before falling 2-0 to the world champions and eventual tournament winners, Argentina, in the semi-final. Canada, the only CONCACAF nation to reach the final four, lost in a penalty shootout to Uruguay in the third-place match and cemented their tournament run in history by finishing the 16-team tournament in fourth place.
FAMILIAR FACE
Toronto FC’s Aimé Mabika previously spent time with Inter Miami CF between 2021 and 2023. The Zambian international was originally selected 26th overall (first round) by Inter Miami in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft and made a combined 20 appearances across all competitions for the Herons. Mabika made his club debut against the New York Red Bulls on October 9, 2021, before signing a First Team contract with Inter Miami on January 13, 2022. TFC acquired Mabika from Inter Miami in exchange for $100,000 in 2024 General Allocation Money on April 25, 2023, and the defender has made 36 combined appearances across all competitions since joining the Reds.
