Miami had just three regular starters in the lineup that day, Drake Callender, Marcelo Weigandt and Julian Gressel. Messi, Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba were left out of the starting lineup to rest, and Sergio Busquets was suspended for yellow card accumulation. Martino was also suspended and watched the game from a stadium suite.

Former Atlanta United manager Tata Martino has turned this Inter Miami side into one of the best teams in the league along with the help of Luis Suarez and Messi but he has also been able to manage times without the duo in the XI.