CHARLOTTE. Charlotte beats Inter Miami 1-0 after K. Calderón scored just 1 goal (13′). Inter Miami lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Bank of America Stadium stadium in Charlotte on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez with the support of Jeffrey Greeson and Jason White. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.65 degrees Celsius or 67.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Inter Miami had a superior ball possession 60% while Charlotte was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Charlotte was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Charlotte won the match​.

Charlotte shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Inter Miami shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Charlotte received 4 yellow cards (Ashley Westwood, Justin Meram, Adilson Malanda and Kerwin Calderón Vargas). Talking about the opposition, Inter Miami received 2 yellow cards (Kamal Miller and Gregore ).

Standings

After playing this contest, Charlotte will have 43 points to move down in the 9th place. On the other side, Inter Miami will stay with 34 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Charlotte will play away against New York RB on the 25th of October with a 1-1 head to head record.

Charlotte – Formation

Charlotte adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Christian Lattanzio decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina (7.0), Nathan Byrne (6.7), Adilson Malanda (6.8), Andrew Privett (7.1), Jere Uronen (7.3), Karol Świderski (6.8), Ashley Westwood (7.0), Brandt Bronico (7.0), Kamil Jóźwiak (7.1), Enzo Copetti (7.0) and Kerwin Calderón Vargas (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Bill Tuiloma, Brecht Dejaegere (6.7), Orrin McKinze Gaines II., Derrick Jones, Justin Meram (6.6), Jaylin Lindsey, George Marks, Patrick Agyemang and Scott Arfield (6.4).

Charlotte could not rely on the presence of Scott Arfield (injured).

Substitutions

Charlotte made 4 changes: Kerwin Calderón Vargas for Justin Meram (67′), Karol Świderski for Scott Arfield (75′), Kamil Jóźwiak for Brecht Dejaegere (67′) and Enzo Copetti for Derrick Jones (89′).

Best player: Kerwin Calderón Vargas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlotte was Kerwin Calderón Vargas.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Inter Miami – Formation

Also Inter Miami adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Gerardo Daniel Martino played with: CJ dos Santos (7.1), DeAndre Yedlin (6.4), Tomás Avilés (7.1), Kamal Miller (7.1), Noah Allen (6.8), Gregore  (6.6), Sergio Busquets (7.5), Benja Cremaschi (6.3), Lionel Messi (7.0), Leonardo Campana (7.0) and Diego Gómez (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Drake Callender, Dixon Arroyo (6.4), Christopher McVey, Jean Mota, Facundo Farías, Ryan Sailor, Jordi Alba (6.8), Robbie Robinson (6.6) and Nicolás Stefanelli.

Inter Miami could not rely on the presence of Dixon Arroyo (injured), Robbie Robinson (injured) and Jordi Alba (injured).

Substitutions

Inter Miami made 3 changes: Gregore  for Dixon Arroyo (75′), Benja Cremaschi for Robbie Robinson (74′) and Noah Allen for Jordi Alba (67′).

Best player: Sergio Busquets​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter Miami was Sergio Busquets.

His rating is (7.5) with 103 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Toronto – Orlando City – 0-2
• New York City – Chicago Fire – 1-0
• New England – Philadelphia Union – 2-1
• Nashville SC – New York RB – 0-1
• Columbus Crew – CF Montréal – 2-1
• Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 2-2
• Charlotte – Inter Miami – 1-0