Inter Miami will not only have a noticeably different roster in 2022, the team will also have a new look.
The club announced Tuesday morning that its primary jersey will be pink. The first two seasons the team played in white and black shirts with pink trim, and the practice shirts were pink. The home stadium is called DRV PNK Stadium and is decorated in black, gray and pink. Fans have been asking for more pink on the uniforms, and the club listened.
“We heard our fans, the heartbeat of this club, and we are excited to confirm, we will take the pitch in pink in the new year,” said the team’s senior vice president of marketing, Mike Ridley.
Billboards announcing the news were unveiled Tuesday near the Hard Rock Guitar Hotel and Casino and in downtown Miami off Brickell Avenue.
Team officials have been busy this off-season overhauling the roster.
In the past month the club loaned Julian Carranza to Philadelphia Union, added midfielder/fullback Mo Adams from Atlanta United for the rights to backup goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira, winger/forward Ariel Lassiter (son of former MLS star Roy Lassiter) from Houston Dynamo and Brazilian midfielder Jean Mota from Santos. The club also re-signed veteran midfielder Victor Ulloa and traded winger Lewis Morgan to the New York Red Bulls for $1.2 million in general allocation money.
More moves are expected in the coming weeks as Miami needs to recoup revenue after being fined $2,271,250 in allocation funds in 2022 and 2023 as punishment for roster rules violations in the Blaise Matuidi contract.
Inter Miami will likely part ways with at least one of its three high-priced Designated Players – Matuidi, Gonzalo Higuain, Rodolfo Pizarro. According to Mexican media reports, a few Liga MX clubs have been in talks with Miami about Pizarro, the Mexican playmaker. Chivas and Monterrey are said to be interested.
Pizarro scored seven goals and had nine assists in 46 games with Miami and played for the Mexican national team over the past few years. Although he showed flashes of his skills, he and Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain never formed a productive partnership. Pizarro is in more demand from other clubs because he is younger and Higuain’s $6 million salary is among the highest in the league.
Inter Miami finished in 11th place in the Eastern Conference this season, four spots out of the playoffs. Training camp opens Jan. 17 and the season opener is at home Feb. 26 against the Chicago Fire..
Individual match tickets for the 17 home games are available through ticketmaster.com. Fans can also call 305-428-0611 for more information.