New York City FC welcomes Inter Miami to the Yankee Stadium in an intriguing matchup this Saturday night. While New York City FC are in a winless slump, they are still comfortably positioned to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2022 season.

New York City will face off against Inter Miami at the Yankee Stadium. 23 points separate these two sides in the Eastern Conference.

Will Messi come off the bench? Or, will Messi play at all in Atlanta? It will be Inter Miami’s second of three matches in a week span, which prompted coach Tata Martino to put a potential time limit on the Argentine World Cup champion.

A 2-0 defeat versus Nashville SC this past weekend has the Five Stripes two points below DC United with a game in hand, while the Herons are seven points clear of the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Supporters' Shield race, coming from behind to defeat the Philadelphia Union 3-1 on Saturday.