The biggest news ahead of the Colorado Clasico between Orlando City and Internacional Miami is that Internacional Miami's team leader, Martino, has confirmed that Mays and Jordi Abba will be out of action due to injuries.
As I've said before, Mayami's only chance of making the playoffs is if Misi is in shape to play, so this absence is a big blow to the team. However, it is reassuring to see that the Argentinean king was subbed out a few days ago against FC Toronto when both teams were scoreless, but the team was able to pull off a 4-0 win.
Meiami's front line is not bad, and Robert Taylor, who came in as a backup for Mays, scored two great goals and handed out an assist, which was a great performance. He is not only good at finding openings, but also able to create goals for his teammates.
Although Mays is out, they still have some good attacking players like Robert Taylor, Farias, Zusuf Martinez and Leonardo Gambina up front, so there is no doubt about their goal scoring ability. However, I think their defense seems to be quite unstable. Despite keeping a clean sheet in their last league match, they gave FC Toronto too many chances on goal, and if not for their opponent's failure to capitalize, they would have conceded 2 to 3 goals.
Orlando City, now in 2nd place in the East Coast League table, have been playing well at home, winning their last 4 league matches and remaining unbeaten in their last 9 matches in all competitions.
Fagudou Tolis is a threat on the right, especially when he cuts in and attacks with his left foot. With Zodi Abba also out with an injury, he could pose a huge problem for Mayami. In terms of creativity, Martyn Ojeda is a threat as he tends to deliver precise deliveries when the ball is dead.
Catanzana will play an important role as a defensive midfielder and will be responsible for disrupting the opponent's attack as well as assisting in driving the team's attack.
