Week 3 brings us a match on Mar 6th where Austin hosts Inter Miami in a clash of the Major League Soccer in the ever popular Austin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. Austin is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Cincinnati FC. Cecilio Domínguez scored the first goal for Austin in the 2nd minute, then Alexander Ring added another in the 14th minute In the end, Cincinnati FC was frustrated by Austin’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Austin ended the match with the shutout victory. Austin is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while inter Miami is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Chicago Fire. Neither Inter Miami nor Chicago Fire could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Inter Miami looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Inter Miami’s top weapon lately has been Gonzalo Higuaín, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Austin’s top weapon lately has been Sebastián Driussi, who has three goals in the last five matches.