Concacaf Champions League now for a quarter final tie that pits USA v Mexico. So far in this competition Inter Miami have only played two legs – beating countrymen Nashville 5-3 on aggregate. Drawing away 2-2 and a 3-1 win at home with Messi & Suarez scoring 2 each. Recent league form for Inter Miami sees 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats but last few games have been poor without Lionel Messi. In this cup so far, Monterrey beat Cincinnati home and away 3-1 on aggregate, while smashing Comunicaciones (Guatemala) 7-1 over two legs with 2 wins. Monterrey are joint top of Mexico Liga MX with 28 points from their 13 games.
Team news: The major news here is Inter have no Lionel Messi again. However, Inter have a lot of other problems with defenders Freire and Kryvtsov out, joining Farias, Fray, Redondo and Robinson already sidelined. Key man Benjamin Cremaschi is also doubtful. Almost full squad for Monterrey here with only Axel Grijalva missing.
Recent Head-to-head statistics: No meetings.
Betting selection – The Mexicans are 5 times continental champions (last winning in 2021) Inter Miami are debutants on the scene. Without Messi I don’t see how they can trouble Monterrey. I take Monterrey and draw at 1.91 or 10-11 Skybet