MLS

FT Saturday, September 5, 2026
Atlanta United FC WWWLD 2
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Inter Miami CF LDLWD 2
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ATL112
MIA202
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Match Report

Messi logs 2 assists for Inter Miami in first match since retiring from international soccer

Lionel Messi may have retired from international soccer, but he's certainly not done making an impact on the pitch.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
6
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
4
50
Possession
50
15
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
438
Accurate Passes
449
510
Passes
505
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
1
7
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
39
38
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
12
17
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
17
12
Effective Clearances
17
12
Clearances
17

Highlights

00:52 Casemiro scores goal for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 00:28 Luis Suárez scores goal for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 00:33 Breel Embolo nets equalizing penalty in debut for Atlanta United Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-2

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-L
  3. 5CasemiroCD-R
  4. 15Fricio CaicedoLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 42Yannick BrightCM
  7. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 19Germán BerterameF
  10. 9Luis SuárezLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lucas HoyosG
  2. 6Júnior AlonsoCD-L
  3. 27Paulo DíazCD-R
  4. 3Elías BaezLB
  5. 55Tomás JacobRB
  6. 8Tristan MuyumbaAM
  7. 28Will ReillyLM
  8. 48Cooper SanchezRM
  9. 36Breel EmboloF
  10. 10Miguel AlmirónAM-L
  11. 59Alexey MiranchukAM-R

Timeline

  2. 28' Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Atlanta United 0. Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
  4. 35' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Atlanta United 1. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  5. 37' Delay in match because of an injury Casemiro (Inter Miami CF).
  6. 37'
  7. 37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 37'
  9. 39' Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 42' Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 44' Delay in match because of an injury Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United).
  12. 44'
  13. 44' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 44'
  15. 45'+1' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Atlanta United 1. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
  16. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Mura replaces Maximiliano Falcón.
  17. 47' Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 55' Delay in match because of an injury Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United).
  19. 55'
  20. 56' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  21. 56'
  22. 56' Substitution, Atlanta United. Steven Alzate replaces Will Reilly.
  23. 57' Substitution, Atlanta United. Mauricio Amaro replaces Cooper Sanchez because of an injury.
  24. 58' Fricio Caicedo (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 62' Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  26. 66' Substitution, Atlanta United. Matt Edwards replaces Tomás Jacob.
  27. 69' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Alexander Shaw replaces Telasco Segovia.
  28. 71'
  29. 72' Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  30. 72'
  31. 73' Penalty saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF).
  32. 75' Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  33. 84' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Mateo Silvetti replaces Luis Suárez.
  34. 85' Substitution, Atlanta United. Fafà Picault replaces Tristan Muyumba.
  35. 87' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Atlanta United 2. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  36. 90'+5' Matt Edwards (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  37. 90'+6' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Dániel Pintér replaces Mateo Silvetti because of an injury.

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