Before New York City FC and Inter Miami CF could take the field, fans of the Queens’ team received some shocking news. Alonso Martínez was not in the Starting XI, and this was not ideal since he is the leading scorer for the Pigeons. This meant that Hannes Wolf, Nicolás Fernández Mercau, and Agustín Ojeda had all of the pressure on them to find the goals.
However, Martínez was available off the bench, but he was not starting due to an abductor injury. He came on as a substitute in the 61st minute, replacing Wolf, but even then, it was not good enough.