Atlanta United FC vs Inter Miami 1-3

Inter Miami left Atlanta with a 3-1 win after scoring three times without reply before late pressure from Atlanta produced only a stoppage-time penalty. Lionel Messi’s second goal of the match in the 60th minute put the visitors three ahead, and Fafà Picault’s spot-kick in the 89th minute cut the gap.

The match was goalless until the 45th minute, when Germán Berterame finished from Luis Suárez to open the scoring for Inter Miami. Atlanta United FC went into the break 1-0 down.

Inter Miami doubled the lead in the 56th minute through Lionel Messi, set up by Germán Berterame, and Messi struck again four minutes later from Luis Suárez to make it 3-0. Atlanta made a change in the 61st minute, sending on Steven Alzate for Tristan Muyumba, and later used two more windows, with Cooper Sanchez replacing Giuliano Galoppo in the 81st minute before Matthew Edwards and Fafà Picault came on in the 82nd minute for Elías Báez and Miguel Almirón. Inter Miami had already made two changes in the 75th and 81st minutes, including Germán Berterame going off in the 81st minute. A VAR check in the 71st minute cancelled a penalty for Luis Suárez, before Picault, who came on in the 82nd minute, scored from the spot in the 89th minute to make it 3-1.

Atlanta had 44% of the possession to Inter Miami’s 56% and 429 passes to 565, but Atlanta still produced more shots, 20 to 7, more corners, 5 to 2, and a higher xG, 2.3 to 1.85. Inter Miami were more accurate in front of goal, with 5 shots on target to Atlanta’s 3, while Atlanta’s keeper made one more save than Inter Miami’s.

Atlanta United FC were booked three times, with Tomás Jacob in the 44th minute, Mauricio Amaro in the 54th minute and Breel Embolo in the 71st minute. Inter Miami had two yellow cards, for Maximiliano Falcon in the 89th minute and Lionel Messi in the sixth minute of stoppage time.