SportsLine's Brandt Sutton reveals his soccer picks for the MLS match featuring New York Red Bulls vs. Lionel Messi and Inter Miami

Inter Miami CF suffered their first loss since the FIFA Club World Cup against FC Cincinnati on Wednesday, and looked tired and poor throughout the match. Despite the game against New York Red Bulls presenting their fifth in 15 days, head coach Javier Mascherano has not rotated the team, leaving several players with injuries from the busy stretch.

By the time the 60th minute rolled around, the boisterous — and largely pro-Lionel Messi — crowd had nearly reached a fever pitch at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

Inter Miami rode Lionel Messi's familiar heroics and Telasco Segovia's brace to defeat the New York Red Bulls 5-1 in Major League Soccer on Sunday (July 20, 2025). Messi netted two goals (60th and 75th minutes) and had two assists (for Jordi Alba and Segovia),

With braces from Lionel Messi, Telasco Segovia and a goal from Jordi Alba, the win brought Miami to 41 points in 21 games, and kept them in the running for the top of MLS and the Eastern Conference, ahead of next week’s match against FC Cincinnati.

Get three NYRB vs Inter Miami predictions and betting tips from our MLS football expert for Saturday's clash, kicking-off at 7:30pm ET (07/20).

Lionel Messi-led Inter Miami take on NY Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer (MLS) match. Here's live streaming, timings, venue and H2H details

With the eyes set on the game against New York Red Bulls, Javier Mascherano addressed rotation plans for Inter Miami involving star Lionel Messi.