It\u2019s 0-0 between Toronto FC and Inter Miami at Nu Stadium after an uneventful 45 minutes of play.<\/p>\n
A busy week for Toronto FC concludes at Miami\u2019s new home, but the reigning MLS Cup champions could not get a goal past TFC in the Reds\u2019 first trip to the venue. Casemiro had the only shot on goal for either side in the first half, with the club\u2019s big summer recruit heading a shot on target from a set piece, but Luka Gavran was there to make the stop.<\/p>\n
Richie Laryea thought he gave TFC the lead 10 minutes in when he redirected the ball into the back of the net from a few yards out, past Canadian international teammate Dayne St. Clair, but Laryea was offside when the ball was played across the box, so it was called off. Daniel Salloi had a big miss from well outside the box on a counter-attack that started well but was rushed as TFC got closer to the net, ending with the Hungarian winger sending his shot high and wide of the mark. Josh Sargent also had a driven shot from outside the box blocked, while Benjamin Kuscevic\u2019s ninth-minute header was also stopped in its tracks by a defender.<\/p>\n
Lionel Messi and Germ\u00e1n Berterame had shots blocked in the first 45 as well as TFC defended well, with Berterame and Luis Suarez also missing the target with shots. One of the eye-catching moments of the first half was Kobe Franklin, back in the starting lineup, bodying the Argentina legend off the ball with a strong defensive effort. <\/p>\n
TFC came from behind to draw 3-3 with Charlotte FC on Wednesday night<\/a> to make it three games in a row without losing, after beating the New England Revolution on Saturday<\/a> for their first win since April. As the weekend rolls around again they are looking to make a major statement against another of the Eastern Conference\u2019s best teams. <\/p>\n Markus Cimermancic, who started a third match in a row with Jonathan Osorio and Niklas Dorsch both out injured, admitted to reporters this week that he is looking for some redemption after not having the best game when Miami beat Toronto FC 4-2 in Toronto in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n Djordje Mihailovic is back for TFC after serving his one-game suspension for a red card picked up on Saturday, but the Reds lost Walker Zimmerman to that same fate on Wednesday. Dorsch \u2014 who has scored long-distance goals in back-to-back games \u2014 is out after the German midfielder had surgery for a facial fracture<\/a> after taking an elbow to the head on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Zane Monlouis and Mihailovic replace them, with Derrick Etienne Jr slotting in for Theo Corbeanu and Jackson Gilman replaced by Kobe Franklin. <\/p>\n A win, plus some help from elsewhere in the league, could have TFC in a playoff spot by the end of the night, or at least a lot closer. TFC\u2019s 21 points from 20 matches leaves them three back of D.C. United with 14 games left to play.<\/p>\n