Player Ratings: Inter Miami Take on Orlando City for Rivalry Week

Miami is consistently inconsistent.

May 19, 2025

photo credit: Inter Miami CF

Inter Miami’s regular-season woes continued with a 3-0 loss at home against Orlando City.

What started as a positive match quickly turned into boredom, with the Herons unable to find the back of the net.

Though they dominated possession throughout the game, the men in pink couldn’t find a consistent attacking pattern to trouble their rivals, leading to a drab performance.

With the loss, Miami has dropped to sixth place in the Eastern Conference, with three losses this year. Another loss will see IMCF match their 2024 total of four, which is concerning trend.

Here are Player Ratings from Miami’s loss vs. Orlando.

*I’ll rate every player on a scale of 1 to 10, with 5-6 being poor/below average. For the substitutes, I’ll judge accordingly. *

Goalkeeping

🧤 Oscar Ustari - 5: Had some questionable positioning and let in the second goal through his legs. With Drake Callender out for a few months and with reports that William Yarbrough could be on his way, Ustari’s form needs to improve.

Defense:

💨 Jordi Alba - 7: Off night for him! Still, besides Messi, the only one making things happen.
🐥 Noah Allen - 6.3: No defender covered themselves in glory during the game. Had several good defensive reads, though.
🦅 Maxi Falcon - 6: Probably his worst game in an Inter Miami shirt. Couldn’t get a hold of Orlando City’s Luis Muriel.
🧔‍♂️ Gonzalo Lujan - 6.2: Tried, but just out of sorts positionally and got beat for pace numerous times.
🍳 Ian Fray - 6.4: Looked good going forward, but also left gaps in behind for Orlando to exploit.

Midfield:

🧮 Sergio Busquets - 7.2: Another game where he did his thing, but Miami looks out of sorts in every area of the pitch.
🍝 Yannick Bright - 7.1: Yin and Yang!

Attack:

🐐 Lionel Messi - 8: The only attacking threat for Miami, solely through his own ability.
🔫 Luis Suárez - 6.4: Offensive looked slightly better with him on the field, but the overall setup looks like a tactical issue rather than down to individuals.
🧉Tadeo Allende - 6.3: Though he netted two against San Jose, he needed to show that form against Orlando when it mattered.

Substitutes:

💣 Telasco Segovia - 6.4: Would like to see him play in a central midfield role as a second primary ball progressor alongside Busquets and Bright. Think that would be very well balanced.
🙏 Allen Obando - 6: Really didn’t add much to Miami’s attack (not his fault - the game flow didn’t favor him).
🦌 Fafa Picault - 6.3: Needed to come into the game far earlier than Mascherano put him on.
🐞 Federico Redondo - 5: I’m still a believer in Redondo! A player of his skill set and potential doesn’t suddenly get worse over a span of a few months. Come to think of it, Miami as a collective group has regressed over the last month and a half. Coaching?
🦒 Tomas Avilés - N/A: Didn’t play long enough to warrant a rating, but with Miami being exposed on set pieces so often, perhaps Avilés’ taller physique could help the backline going forward.

Coaching:

🔢 Javier Mascherano - 5: Miami plays boring football. After the first 30 minutes of the match, the team ran out of ideas, really. It’s getting easy for opponents to figure out, and as someone who covers these games live, the players are typically left alone to figure things out. It’s growing concerning, particularly as the season progresses.

Thoughts on the match? Let me know in the comments!