LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK Novak Mićović; D Miki Yamane, D Edwin Cerrillo, D Zanka, D John Nelson, M Elijah Wynder, M Isaiah Parente, M Marco Reus ©, F Diego Fagundez, F Gabriel Pec, F Joseph Paintsil
Substitutes: GK John McCarthy; D Julián Aude, D Mauricio Cuevas, D Chris Rindov, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Tucker Lepley, M Lucas Sanabria, F Matheus Nascimento, F Christian Ramirez
Lineup Notes:
- Serbian goalkeeper Novak Mićović, 23, makes his 18th appearance across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in tonight's match against Inter Miami CF. Mićović, who holds a 1.59 goals-against average this season, recorded notched his third shutout of the season in LA’s 4-0 win over Santos Laguna to advance to the Quarterfinal round of Leagues Cup 2025 on Aug. 7.
- Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, who has tallied three assists in 27 appearances (22 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign, starts at right back in tonight’s match against Miami. Yamane, who tallied an assist against Club Tijuana on July 31, has​ registered 11 assists in 68 career appearances (63 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with the Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Edwin Cerrillo, who has tallied one assist in 30 matches played (30 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign, starts in defense against Inter Miami. Cerrillo, 24, has registered one goal and five assists in 82 career matches played (71 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present). Cerrillo has tallied one goal and eight assists in 154 career MLS regular season matches played (118 starts).
- Danish defender Zanka, 35, makes his 22nd career appearance (19th start) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy in tonight’s match against Miami. Zanka tallied the game-tying assist in LA's 1-1 draw against the Timbers at Providence Park on March 16. In 37 career appearances (22 starts) for the Denmark Men’s National Team, Zanka recorded two goals.
- John Nelson, who has tallied two assists in 27 appearances (18 starts) across all competitions this season for LA, starts at left back in the match against Miami. The Medina, Ohio, native has logged one goal and five assists in 58 matches played (38 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy. Nelson tallied an assist in the 3-3 draw against St. Louis on June 14.
- Midfielder Elijah Wynder, 22, makes his fourth career start (12th appearance) across all competitions this season for the Galaxy in tonight's match against Inter Miami. Wynder notched his first career MLS assist against Vancouver on March 2.During the 2024 USL Championship Regular Season, Wynder recorded six goals and two assists in 33 matches played (32 starts), en route to being named the 2024 USL Championship Young Player of the Year, earning USL Championship All-League Second Team honors and helping Louisville City capture the club’s first-ever USL Championship Players’ Shield.
- Marco Reus, who recorded a goal against Club Tijuana on July 31, starts in midfield in tonight’s match against Miami. Reus has registered 19 goal contributions (7 goals, 12 assists) in 34 career matches played (26 starts) across all competitions for LA (2024-Present). Additionally, Reus has recorded 14 goal contributions (6 goals, 8 assists) in his last 18 matches played for the Galaxy dating back to April 27. The Dortmund, Germany, native has logged five goals and eight assists in 19 matches played (16 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season.
- Midfielder Isaiah Parente, 25, who tallied two assists in LA's 4-1 win over C.S. Herediano on March 12, starts in midfield against Inter Miami. The Medina, Ohio, native has tallied two assists in 26 matches played (10 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign. Parente, a Columbus Crew Academy product, tallied three goals and one assist in 21 appearances (21 starts) with Ventura County FC during the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season. Parente makes his first start for LA since playing 90 minutes against St. Louis CITY SC on June 14.
- Diego Fagundez, who tallied an assist in LA’s 5-2 victory against Tijuana on July 31, starts in midfield in tonight's match against Miami. Fagundez has tallied 77 goals and 76 assists in 416 career MLS regular-season games played (308 starts), and is the eighth player in MLS history to record at least 75 career goals and 75 assists in regular season play. Fagundez has recorded four goals and one assist in 31 matches played (27 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign.
- 2024 MLS Newcomer of the Year Gabriel Pec, 24, who has recorded seven goals and four assists in 29 matches played (29 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign, starts on the right wing against Miami. Pec has totaled 50 career goal contributions (28 goals, 22 assists) in 70 appearances (67 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present). In his last five appearances across all competitions dating back to July 19, Pec has recorded five goal contributions (3 goals, 2 assists).
- Ghanaian international forward Joseph Paintsil, who has recorded 36 goal contributions (23 goals, 13 assists) in 60 career matches played (56 starts) across all competitions for LA, starts up top against Miami Inter Miami. Paintsil has tallied eight goals and two assists in 23 matches played (21 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign. Notably, Paintsil has recorded seven goals and one assist in his last eight matches played at Dignity Health Sports Park dating back to May 31.
