Portland returns to the Rose City on May 23 to host the San Jose Earthquakes
MIAMI – The Portland Timbers suffered a 2-0 loss to Inter Miami CF Sunday evening at Nu Stadium.
Goal-Scoring Plays
MIA – Lionel Messi (Telasco Segovia, Luis Suarez), 31st minute: Telasco Segovia heel flicked a pass at the top of the six-yard box towards the center where an on-running Lionel Messi finished with a left-footed shot to the far post.
MIA – Germán Berterame (Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez), 42nd minute: Lionel Messi dribbled into the box and laid off a pass to Germán Berterame who finished with a low right-footed shot to the far post.
Notes
- The Portland Timbers are 4-7-2 (14pts) following tonight’s result in Miami.
- Today’s match marked the final road match for Portland before the June MLS break.
- Captain Diego Chara made his first start since March 22, 2026.
- It marked his 404th start in MLS, further extending his most starts for a single club record.
- James Pantemis recorded seven saves in the match.
- It marked Pantemis’ seventh match this season with five or more saves.
- Notably, the Canadian international recorded six or more saves in back-to-back games.
- Finn Surman led all players in the match in defensive contributions (10), defensive blocks (5) and defensive clearances (5).
Next Game
The Timbers return home to face the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, May 23. Kickoff from Providence Park is set for 6:30pm PT on Apple TV in English and Spanish with local radio broadcasts on 105.1 FM/1080 AM The Fan (English) and La GranD 93.5 FM/1150AM (Spanish).
Portland Timbers (4-7-2, 14pts) vs. Inter Miami CF (8-2-4, 28pts)
May 17, 2026 – Nu Stadium (Miami, Fla.)
Goals by Half |
1 |
2 |
F |
Portland Timbers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Inter Miami CF |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Scoring Summary:
MIA: Messi (Segovia, Suarez), 31
MIA: Berterame (Messi, Suarez), 42
Misconduct Summary:
MIA: De Paul (caution), 41
MIA: Segovia (caution), 58
POR: Da Costa (caution), 65
POR: Surman (caution), 90+2
Lineups:
POR: GK Pantemis, D Bye, D Surman, D K. Miller (Smith, 67), D Fory, M Bassett, M Chara © (Ortiz, 46), F Velde, F Da Costa (Aravena, 74), F Antony (Mosquera, 86), F Kelsy (Guerra, 86)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Muse, D Bonetig, F Lassiter, F Mora
TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Velde and Antony, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Velde, 2); FOULS: 10 (Kelsy, 2); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 7
MIA: GK St. Clair, D Reguilon, D Lujan, D dos Santos, D Fray (Mura, 46), M Bright (Ayala, 82), M Segovia, M De Paul, F Berterame (Plambeck, 83), F Messi ©, F Suarez (Pinter, 66)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Rios-Novo, D Shaw, D Allen, D Falcon, M Ruiz
TOTAL SHOTS: 22 (Messi, 9); SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (Messi, 4); FOULS: 15 (De Paul, 3); OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 4
Referee: Drew Fischer
Assistant Referees: Micheal Berwegen, Lyes Arfa
Fourth Official: Sergii Demianchuk
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr.
Attendance: 26,715
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial.
