Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez talked about wanting to win versus what his team actually did on Saturday. We have some troubling data points bulleted for your consideration.
After two feel-good draws against two of the best teams in the league, Austin FC dropped a home match to a Galaxy team that hasn't won on the road in nearly 18 months. The loss leaves Verde winless in their last five.
You know this team, but with the offseason changes they made, perhaps you don't really know them. Here's an update on what the Galaxy bring to the table.
Austin FC has given up five goals to opponents in the final half-hour of matches so far this season. That's resulted in six points given up that they can't get back.
A photographer sacrificed a camera and fans experienced a stadium that wasn't entirely finished. But they also got to be part of history in a way that the Inter Miami faithful wasn't expecting.
Remember that Guilherme Biro is the first player to have scored in Nu Stadium. Also remember that, despite two straight draws against MLS elites, a troubling trend is brewing.
An MLS All-Star scored the first goal in Nu Stadium, but it wasn't Lionel Messi. That set the tone for a quite surprising and entertaining match.
For this Foreign Exchange, we turned to a reporter who has covered Miami soccer for three decades. Buckle in for a history lesson about the significance of Nu Stadium.
Inter Miami will open up Nu Stadium on Saturday with a less-than-full-strength Austin FC as the opponent. One Miami player in particular looms large.
Austin FC fans learned who the team will play and where in two weeks, and then what the Round of 16 holds — either a trip to Houston or hosting a familiar Open Cup foe.
Austin FC will have a role to play in the opening of Inter Miami's spectacular stadium. As many as 500 Verde fans are expected to be witness to its first-ever kickoff.
Computers say that Austin FC will struggle to make the playoffs in 2026. Even with that, it shows places where the team can pick up crucial additional points throughout the season.
