Leagues Cup

FT Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Atlanta United FC LWWLL 0
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Inter Miami CF DDDLW 4
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Chase Stadium · 19,758 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi, Miami trounce Atlanta United in Leagues Cup

The world waited 94 minutes last Friday for Lionel Messi to score his first goal for Inter Miami CF of MLS. In Tuesday's Leagues Cup match against Atlanta United FC, he scored twice in the first 22 minutes.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
6
38.9
Possession
61.1
10
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
296
Accurate Passes
516
347
Passes
575
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
0
21
Crosses
2
0.2
Cross %
0.0
27
Long Balls
44
19
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
2
2
Effective Tackles
6
5
Tackles
8
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
10
6
Effective Clearances
22
6
Clearances
22

Highlights

00:33 Lionel Messi scores just 8 minutes into first Inter Miami start Watch on ESPN 00:33 Messi slots in his 2nd goal of the game in style for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-2

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD-R
  4. 32Noah AllenLB
  5. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 30Benjamin CremaschiLM
  8. 3Dixon ArroyoRM
  9. 17Josef MartínezF
  10. 16Robert TaylorLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Victor UlloaSUB
  2. 9Leonardo CampanaSUB
  3. 20Harvey NevilleSUB
  4. 49Shanyder BorgelinSUB
  5. 41David RuizSUB
  6. 29CJ dos SantosSUB
  7. 4Christopher McVeySUB
  8. 19Robbie RobinsonSUB
  9. 99Cole JensenSUB
  10. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  11. 28Edison AzconaSUB

ATL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 4Luis AbramCD-L
  4. 22Juanjo PurataCD-R
  5. 20Matheus RossettoCM-L
  6. 5Santiago SosaCM-R
  7. 26Caleb WileyLM
  8. 11Brooks LennonRM
  9. 7Giorgos GiakoumakisF
  10. 23Thiago AlmadaCF-L
  11. 28Tyler WolffCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Aiden McfaddenSUB
  2. 21Edwin MosqueraSUB
  3. 18Derrick Etienne Jr.SUB
  4. 6Osvaldo AlonsoSUB
  5. 31Quentin WestbergSUB
  6. 19Miguel BerrySUB
  7. 25Clément DiopSUB
  8. 2Ronald HernándezSUB
  9. 24Noah CobbSUB
  10. 8Tristan MuyumbaSUB
  11. 13Amar SejdicSUB
  12. 35Jay FortuneSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Atlanta United 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 22' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Atlanta United 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor.
  3. 44' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Atlanta United 0. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Cremaschi.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atlanta United. Ronald Hernández replaces Juan José Purata.
  5. 45' Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Tyler Wolff.
  6. 53' Goal! Inter Miami CF 4, Atlanta United 0. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
  7. 65' Substitution, Atlanta United. Osvaldo Alonso replaces Matheus Rossetto.
  8. 65' Substitution, Atlanta United. Miguel Berry replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  9. 72' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Víctor Ulloa replaces Sergio Busquets.
  10. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
  11. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Christopher McVey replaces Sergii Kryvtsov because of an injury.
  12. 78' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robbie Robinson replaces Lionel Messi.
  13. 80' Substitution, Atlanta United. Derrick Etienne Jr. replaces Caleb Wiley.
  14. 83' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Robert Taylor.
  15. 84' Christopher McVey (Inter Miami CF) is shown the red card.
  16. 86' Penalty saved! Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

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