Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Inter Miami vs Portland Timbers – Lineups & Match Details

Inter Miami beat Portland Timbers 2-0. Goals: L. Messi (31'), G. Berterame (42'). Inter Miami had 45% possession against Portland Timbers's 55%. Shots on target: 9-4.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 15

Sunday, 17 May 2026

Inter MiamiInter Miami

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

Portland TimbersPortland Timbers

Referee: D. Fischer

Lineups

Inter MiamiInter Miami
Dayne St. Clair97Dayne St. ClairG
Ian Fray17Ian FrayD
Gonzalo Luján2Gonzalo LujánD
Micael16MicaelD
Sergio Reguilón3Sergio ReguilónD
Rodrigo De Paul7Rodrigo De PaulM
Yannick Bright42Yannick BrightM
Telasco Segovia8Telasco SegoviaM
Lionel Messi10Lionel MessiF
Germán Berterame19Germán BerterameF
Luis Suárez9Luis SuárezF

Substitutes

4Facundo MuraD
56Daniel PinterF
22David AyalaM
59Preston PlambeckM
34Rocco Ríos NovoG
32Noah AllenD
37Maximiliano FalcónD
88Alexander ShawM
41David RuízM
Portland TimbersPortland Timbers
James Pantemis41James PantemisG
Brandon Bye5Brandon ByeD
Finn Surman20Finn SurmanD
Kamal Miller4Kamal MillerD
Jímer Fory27Jímer ForyD
Cole Bassett17Cole BassettM
Diego Chará21Diego CharáM
Kristoffer Velde99Kristoffer VeldeM
David Pereira Da Costa10David Pereira Da CostaM
Antony Alves11Antony AlvesM
Kevin Kelsy19Kevin KelsyF

Substitutes

80Joao OrtízM
23Ian SmithD
28Alexander AravenaF
88Gage GuerraF
29Juan MosqueraD
25Trey MuseG
6Alex BonetigD
9Felipe MoraF
7Ariel LassiterF

Match Events

31'G

L. Messi

Assist: T. Segovia

41'Y

R. De Paul

42'G

G. Berterame

Assist: L. Messi

46'S

I. Fray

Substitution 1

46'S

D. Chará

Substitution 1

58'Y

T. Segovia

65'Y

David Pereira da Costa

66'S

L. Suárez

Substitution 2

67'S

K. Miller

Substitution 2

74'S

David Pereira da Costa

Substitution 3

82'S

Y. Bright

Substitution 3

83'S

G. Berterame

Substitution 4

86'S

K. Kelsy

Substitution 4

87'S

Antony

Substitution 5

90'+2Y

F. Surman

Statistics

Inter Miami
45%55%
Portland Timbers
3.05Expected Goals (xG)0.82
22Total Shots16
9Shots on Target4
8Corners5
15Fouls10
2Offsides2
82Pass Accuracy (%)89
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Inter Miami host Portland Timbers on Sunday, 17 May 2026. The kick-off time is 22:00 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Inter Miami go into the match 2nd in the table; Portland Timbers sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Inter Miami have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Portland Timbers have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 2 times recently. Past results: 29 May 2022: Inter Miami 2-1 Portland Timbers; 3 Oct 2021: Inter Miami 0-1 Portland Timbers. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Inter Miami beat Portland Timbers 2-0. Inter Miami scored through L. Messi 31', G. Berterame 42'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 42 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Inter Miami held 45% of the ball against 55% for Portland Timbers. Shots on target finished 9-4. Expected goals read 3.05 for Inter Miami, 0.82 for Portland Timbers.

Verdict

The win nudges Inter Miami forward and leaves Portland Timbers with work to do. Inter Miami sat 2nd and Portland Timbers 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.