Charlotte FC will look to make a triumphant return home by winning their 4th straight home match against Inter Miami.
Here are the three ingredients of the match to keep an eye on against Miami.
Back in the Fortress听
Charlotte FC has been playing on the road for the past month and are finally making their return to Bank of America Stadium. The Club has won three straight matches at home, quickly becoming听a fortress for the team.听
鈥淲e are super excited to be at home. The confidence and the support that we have here at home, of course, we don鈥檛 have away, said head coach Miguel Ram铆rez. 鈥淎nd playing in front of our people and feel the support and love from our people, is amazing for us.听
鈥淎nd it also scares the opponent. Now they know, opponents know how difficult it is to beat us here and how powerful the atmosphere and energy is in this stadium.鈥澨
The team will need to harness that energy that the fans provide to start out on the front foot to try and score early as they鈥檝e done in their past three wins in Charlotte.听
First Goal 听
The first goal has been indicative of how matches have gone for CLTFC this season.听The Crown have won every match in which听they鈥檝e scored first but on the other hand, lost all they鈥檝e conceded first in.听
Scoring that first goal has historically led to victory for Charlotte, so听pushing numbers forward and combining quickly early in the match will be critical in getting an early lead and taking the reigns over the match.听
Down But Not Out听
It鈥檚 no secret that Inter Miami will have some key absences against Charlotte FC. Through injuries and red card suspensions, they鈥檒l miss players like starting center back Damion Lowe and forward Edison Azcona. 听
Their leading goal scorer, striker Leonardo Campana, is also questionable for the day. However, the match still won鈥檛 be a walk in the park for CLTFC because with absences also comes a degree of unpredictability that complicates preparation.
鈥淲ith having so many absences, we don鈥檛 know what elements we are going to find in specific positions,鈥 said Ram铆rez.听鈥淢akes it difficult to predict what they are going to do.鈥澨
Miami will still have their industrious听midfield core of Jean Mota and 2021 Miami MVP Gregore patrolling the center of the pitch. And forwards Ariel Lassiter and new signing Indiana Vasseliv provide solid attacking options if needed.听Assuming Miami will be an easy match would be a grave mistake.
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