Overview
- Saturday’s decider at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale is the first MLS Cup appearance for both clubs.
- Inter Miami have scored 17 goals in five playoff games, boosted by summer additions Rodrigo De Paul and Mateo Silvetti and a reshaped role for Luis Suárez.
- Coach Javier Mascherano said forward Tadeo Allende missed Thursday training with a slight fever but is expected to train Friday and be available.
- Vancouver enter as underdogs but swept Miami 5-1 on aggregate in April’s CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals and have been reinforced by Thomas Müller.
- Home-field advantage looms large, with hosts historically winning most MLS Cups since finals moved to team venues, as Mascherano frames the match as “all or nothing.”