One of Inter Miami‘s most complicated rivals this year is Atlanta United, a club that this Saturday defeated them in Game 2 for the First Round of the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs, so they will now have to face a definitive Game 3 next weekend. Both in the regular season and in the first phase towards the championship, Las Cinco Rayas have been a real headache for Las Garzas.
In the first matchup of the season (May 29), Atlanta United took the victory with a score of 1-3, in a match where Saba Lobzhanidze became the most decisive threat of the franchise from the state of Georgia. The number ‘9’ of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium team scored a double (44′, 59′), Messi closed the gap (62′) and Jamal Thiaré (73′) sealed the result.
For the second duel of the MLS 2024 campaign (September 18), The Herons visited those led by Rob Valentino and failed to take the three points because Aleksei Miranchuk scored an impressive goal at the end of the game. In that match David Ruiz (29′) put Inter Miami ahead, Lobzhanidze (56′) tied the scores, Leo Campana (59′) returned the advantage to the visitors and the Russian playmaker sealed the 2-2 score.
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After this pair of confrontations, Las Garzas’ only victory against Las Cinco Rayas this year occurred on Friday, October 25 in South Florida. With scores from Luis Suárez (2′) and Jordi Alba 60′) for Inter Miami, in addition to a new goal from the Georgian Saba Lobzhanidze (39′), the score from Fort Lauderdale was 2-1 to take advantage in the key ‘Best of Three’.
All nothing for Inter Miami against Atlanta United
After Rob Valentino’s team managed to turn the result around this Saturday With goals from Derrick Williams (58′) and Xande Silva (90’+4′), the 2-1 in the match held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium forces a third and final game between Inter Miami and Atlanta Unitedso Tata Martino’s men have to win no matter what to keep their dream of lifting their first MLS Cup.
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