Inter Miami’s First Defeat Since Messi’s Arrival: Atlanta United vs Inter Miami 2023 MLS Match Recap

KOMPAS.com – Inter Miami lost to hosts Atlanta United in the 2023 MLS continuation. This was the Herons’ first defeat since the arrival of Lionel Messi.

Inter Miami visited Atlanta United’s headquarters in the continuation of the highest competition in the United States League, Major League Soccer (MLS).

The Atlanta United vs Inter Miami match was held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, on Sunday (17/9/2023) morning WIB.

Also read: Los Angeles FC vs Inter Miami Results: Messi 2 Assists, The Herons Win 3-1

Against hosts Atlanta United, Inter Miami was again without Lionel Messi. This time, Messi was absent from defending The Herons due to injury.

Previously, Messi also did not play when Gerardo Martino’s team won 3-2 over Sporting Kansas City last week.

At that time, Messi was absent because he was strengthening the Argentine national team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the South American Zone.

Apart from Messi, another Inter Miami star who did not play in this match was Jordi Alba.

Meanwhile, Sergio Busquets started in the middle row with Dixon Arroyo and Benjamin Cremaschi.

On the front line, Gerardo Martino fielded the trio of Robert Taylor, Leonardo Campana and Facundo Farias.

Also read: Inter Miami vs Sporting KC results: Busquets is smart, wins without Messi

Leonardo Campana put Inter Miami ahead with a goal he scored in the 25th minute.

Campana managed to take advantage of the thrown ball from DeAndre Yedlin’s powerful shot which hit the Atlanta United crossbar.

However, the home team was able to get three goals back through Tristan Muyumba’s action (36′), Kamal Miller’s suicide (41′), and Brooks Lennon’s close-range strike (44′).

The 3-1 score in favor of Atlanta United lasted until halftime.

After the break, in the 53rd minute to be precise, Campana scored his second goal. This time he broke into Atlanta United’s goal with a penalty kick.

However, Atlanta United were able to pull away again after Georgios Giakoumakis rattled Drake Callender’s goal in the 76th minute.

It was Giakoumakis’ 14th goal in MLS competition this season.

Also read: The reason why Messi can sit on the bench even though he is not included in the Argentina vs Bolivia squad

In the remaining time of the second half, Gerardo Martino tried to increase his team’s attacking power by bringing in Josef Martinez.

When Inter Miami tried hard to catch up, Atlanta United was able to score their fifth goal in this match.

The home team widened the gap again through a goal from substitute Tyler Wolff in the 89th minute.

Wolff’s goal also sealed Atlanta United’s 5-2 victory over Inter Miami.

For Inter Miami, this was their first defeat since the trio of Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba joined last July.

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2023-09-16 23:11:00
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