Orlando City played half a good game against Pumas but didn't show up at all in the second half, so it was no surprise that Rodrigo Schlegel's early goal couldn't stand up to the constant pressure the Liga MX side brought after halftime. The Lions couldn't keep the ball, broke down at critical moments in the attacking third, and could not mount a coherent counterattack. Orlando looked like the tired side that had traveled to a different country rather than the club that rolled out of their own beds and went to play in their home stadium.

We break down the match, check back to see how we made out with our score predictions, and make our selections for Man of the Match. We also spoke briefly about the MLS return of Antonio Carlos to a team not named Orlando City.

Following our game breakdown, we welcome back Cristian Diaz, a writer for FutMexNation and a podcaster at Cantina MX. He helps us preview the weekend meeting with Atlas as Leagues Cup continues. Big thanks to Cristian for jumping on with us and giving us the info we need.

The mailbagbox asks us about Justin Ellis, whether Oscar Pareja will play his kids in Leagues Cup, and more. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.

Following the mailbagbox segment, we look ahead to OCB's matchup with New York City FC II Sunday night.

Finally, we previewed the Lions' Leagues Cup match against Atlas, presenting our key matchups and final score predictions.

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Here’s how No. 494 went down:

0:15 – The Lions can't stop dropping points from a winning position at home. This time in international club play.

27:51– Cristian Diaz returns to drop knowledge bombs on us about Atlas ahead of Saturday's Leagues Cup matchup.

35:55 - The mailbagbox, a quick OCB preview, and our Atlas key matchups and predictions.

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