MATCH RECAP: Inter Miami CF falls at home to Atlanta United

The first half at Chase Stadium featured a balanced 45 minutes, with both teams defending valiantly and generating few opportunities on attack.

It looked like the match would end goalless in the half, but the visitors managed to open the score late in the half in the 44th minute thanks to a strike from winger Saba Lobjanidze.

Atlanta was then able to extend their lead early in the second half, with Lobjanidze scoring his second goal of the evening to give the visiting team a 0-2 lead in the 59th minute.

Inter Miami, however, managed to score 13 minutes later thanks to a goal from captain Messi in the 62nd minute. Busquets received the ball in the center of the field, before passing it to Messi. The Argentine maestro then took a touch and fired a left-footed shot to the ground at the far post to put Inter Miami back in the game. The goal was Messi’s 11th this MLS campaign to tie Suárez as the team’s top scorer this regular season, and his 13th goal in all competitions in 2024, while the assist was the fifth for Busquets this regular season and his sixth overall this season. Messi has now recorded an impressive league-leading 23 goals this regular season – 11 goals and 12 assists.