Sports Medicine Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest health update around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by Children’s Mercy Kansas City.
All details listed are from the teams' official player availability reports submitted approximately three days prior to the match.
Sporting Kansas City travels east to take on star-studded Inter Miami CF at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida tonight.
Sporting is unchanged from last week’s victory over St. Louis, with captain Johnny Russell still questionable with an ankle injury.
#MIAvSKC Sports Medicine Report
Sporting Kansas City
Questionable
- Defender Graham Zusi (hamstring injury)
- Forward Stephen Afrifa (hamstring injury)
- Forward Johnny Russell (ankle injury)
Out
- Defender Kortne Ford (Achilles surgery)
- Defender Kayden Pierre (hamstring injury)
Inter Miami
Questionable
- None
Out
- Defender Ian Fray (ACL)
- Defender Franco Negri (ACL)
- Midfielder Gregore (Lisfranc)
- Midfielder Corentin Jean (ACL)
Sporting duo Gadi Kinda and Marinos Tzionis will miss the match while on international duty with Israel and Cyprus, respectively, while Miami will be without superstar Lionel Messi (Argentina), Josef Martinez (Venezuela), Sergii Kryvtzov (Ukraine), Benjamin Cremaschi (USMNT), Edison Azcona (Dominican Republic), Diego Gomez (Paraguay), David Ruiz (Honduras) and Robert Taylor (Finland).
Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT (6:39 p.m. CT actual kick) and will be available to stream in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will carry the game locally on the radio.
