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Inter Miami, battling for a place in the playoffs, could be short-handed after losing two key players when they visit CF Montreal on Saturday night.
Inter Miami (8-10-5, 29 points) thrashed San Jose with his 1-0 win, ending their second away win of the season. at the Eastern Conference. Charlotte holds the winning tiebreaker, but has nine wins.
But not only because Montreal (12-8-3, 39 points) will face him in third place in the conference, but top scorer Leo his Campana and Gonzalo his Higuain could be gone. Miami will find herself an underdog because of her sexuality. Both players were injured in Wednesday night's game as Campana ended the match with a thigh injury and Higuain was sent off in the 72nd minute with an elbow injury to his chin. Both are doubtful to play on Saturday.
"We are investing in the squad and we have a lot of players who are ready to play and want to play. Phil Neville, Inter Miami coach. said he will lead the team during a 7,600-mile road trip over five days.
Kei Kamara ignited Montreal's comeback with a 2-1 victory over Columbus on Wednesday night. Kamala scored his 134th career goal in the 88th minute to tie for third all-time with Jeff Cunningham, who trailed Joel Waterman's injury-time winner six minutes later.
“They trained for this, worked hard and wanted this win because this is how our team works and today it worked and we got a good result. And again, I'm really proud of what they did today, given all the circumstances today," Montreal coach Wilfried Nancy said after the game.
Romelu Chioto leads Montreal with nine goals and three assists.
This is the first of his two meetings between the clubs he will play at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on October 9 to close out his season as a regular for both teams. is.
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