Atlanta United FC vs Inter Miami CF, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
- 36': Tristan Muyumba Nkita
- 41': Kamal Miller (OG)
- 44': Brooks Lennon
- 76': Giorgos Giakoumakis
- 89': Tyler Wolff
FT
5 - 2
5 - 2
Messi-less Miami suffers first loss since his arrival at Atlanta
Inter Miami was without Lionel Messi and suffered its first loss since his arrival in July in a 5-2 humbling at Atlanta United in front of a crowd of 71,635 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United).
- 4': Attempt missed. Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 5': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
- 5': Attempt missed. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 6': DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Xande Silva (Atlanta United).
- 9': Attempt missed. Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 10': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 10': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Hand ball by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
- 17': Hand ball by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 18': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF).
- 18': Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Rossetto.
- 19': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 22': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 23': Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF).
- 24': Attempt saved. Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 24': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Robert Taylor tries a through ball, but Leonardo Campana is caught offside.
- 25': Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Facundo Farías.
- 25': Goal! Atlanta United 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 29': Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 29': Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Allen.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 34': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Goal! Atlanta United 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 41': Own Goal by Kamal Miller, Inter Miami CF. Atlanta United 2, Inter Miami CF 1.
- 44': Goal! Atlanta United 3, Inter Miami CF 1. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
- 45'+2': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
- 45'+2': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
- 45'+5': Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Luis Abram (Atlanta United).
- 45'+5': Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+5': Foul by Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Atlanta United 3, Inter Miami CF 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 3, Inter Miami CF 1.
- 51': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Xande Silva.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Penalty conceded by Luis Abram (Atlanta United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 52': Luis Abram (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 53': Goal! Atlanta United 3, Inter Miami CF 2. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 55': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF).
- 57': Foul by Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF).
- 57': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba.
- 61': Attempt missed. Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Facundo Farías.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 67': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Nicolás Stefanelli replaces Robert Taylor.
- 67': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Dixon Arroyo.
- 69': Attempt missed. Xande Silva (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 74': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edwin Mosquera following a fast break.
- 74': Substitution, Atlanta United. Saba Lobjanidze replaces Edwin Mosquera.
- 74': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robbie Robinson replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
- 76': Goal! Atlanta United 4, Inter Miami CF 2. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze following a fast break.
- 77': Attempt saved. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 79': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 80': Substitution, Atlanta United. Miguel Berry replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 81': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tyler Wolff replaces Xande Silva.
- 83': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Josef Martínez replaces Leonardo Campana.
- 83': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Sergii Kryvtsov replaces Tomás Avilés.
- 83': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Matheus Rossetto because of an injury.
- 85': Attempt missed. Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Farías.
- 86': Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF).
- 86': Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 89': Goal! Atlanta United 5, Inter Miami CF 2. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Saba Lobjanidze.
- 90'+1': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 5, Inter Miami CF 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 5, Inter Miami CF 2.
Statistics
 MIA |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 51.4 | Possession | 48.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 413 |
| 512 | Passes | 483 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 8 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 18 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 13 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 71,635
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 71,635
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 11 | +10 | 21 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 10 | +3 | 18 |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 10 | +4 | 17 |
| 4 | Toronto FC | 10 | -2 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 4 | Luis Abram  |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 10 | Thiago Almada |
| 20 | Matheus Rossetto |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba Nkita |
| 7 | Giorgos Giakoumakis |
| 16 | Xande Silva |
| 21 | Edwin Mosquera |
Inter Miami CF (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Callender (GK) |
| 31 | Kamal Miller |
| 6 | Tomás Avilés |
| 32 | Noah Allen |
| 2 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 30 | Benjamin Cremaschi |
| 3 | Dixon Arroyo |
| 9 | Leonardo Campana |
| 11 | Facundo Farías |
| 16 | Robert Taylor |
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