A tough night in San Diego and a massive midweek showdown with Messi and Inter Miami—this week’s LAFC Lowdown is loaded. We break down LAFC’s 3-2 loss to expansion side San Diego FC, including first MLS goals for Artem Smolyakov and Cengiz Ünder, the impact of Igor Jesus’ red card, and what went wrong early.
Then we shift to the Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinals as Messi and Inter Miami come to BMO Stadium.
Special guest Battered Fans joins us to give the Herons’ perspective, talk matchups, and make bold predictions for Leg 1.
⚽️ Topics: • LAFC’s 3-2 loss at San Diego FC: defensive concerns, individual bright spots • First goals for Smolyakov & Ünder • Red card fallout: should Igor Jesus start again? • Inter Miami preview: Messi, Suárez & Miami’s weaknesses • Guest spotlight: Battered Fans brings the Miami heat • LAFC’s keys to the match & score predictions
🎙 Hosted by Celso Oliveira & Erik Hultstrom (@Erik_Hultstrom)
🎧 Special Guest: Battered Fans (@batteredfans | batteredfans.com) 📅 New episodes weekly. Like, subscribe & drop your score predictions in the comments! #LAFC #InterMiami #Messi #ConcacafChampionsCup #MLS #LAFCvsMIA
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