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FT Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Atlanta United FC DWDLW 1
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Match Report

Messi leads Inter Miami to win over Atlanta

Lionel Messi scored two second-half goals 4 minutes apart after a first-half assist, and Inter Miami cruised to a 3-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
55.4
Possession
44.6
7
SHOTS
20
5
ON GOAL
3
0.7
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
504
Accurate Passes
383
565
Passes
433
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
36
44
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.7
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
7
3
Effective Tackles
10
7
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
11
21
Effective Clearances
11
21
Clearances
11

Highlights

01:11 Atlanta United FC vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:29 Messi magic! Inter Miami star scores twice in four-minute span Watch on ESPN 00:55 Germán Berterame scores goal for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 03:05 Were Messi and De Paul wrong to 'taunt' Atlanta United's Alonso? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ATL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Lucas HoyosG
  2. 6Júnior AlonsoCD-L
  3. 27Paulo DíazCD-R
  4. 3Elías BaezLB
  5. 55Tomás JacobRB
  6. 14Mauricio AmaroCM
  7. 11Giuliano GaloppoLM
  8. 8Tristan MuyumbaRM
  9. 36Breel EmboloF
  10. 10Miguel AlmirónLF
  11. 59Alexey MiranchukRF

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 16MicaelCD-L
  3. 5CasemiroCD-R
  4. 3Sergio ReguilónLB
  5. 2Gonzalo LujánRB
  6. 22David AyalaCM
  7. 80Matías GalarzaLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 19Germán BerterameLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Timeline

  1. 44' Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Goal! Atlanta United 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  3. 54' Mauricio Amaro (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 56' Goal! Atlanta United 0, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Germán Berterame.
  5. 60' Goal! Atlanta United 0, Inter Miami CF 3. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez following a fast break.
  6. 61' Substitution, Atlanta United. Steven Alzate replaces Tristan Muyumba.
  7. 71' Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 71'
  9. 72'
  10. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Maximiliano Falcón replaces Casemiro.
  11. 81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Matías Galarza.
  12. 81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Mura replaces Germán Berterame.
  13. 81' Substitution, Atlanta United. Cooper Sanchez replaces Giuliano Galoppo.
  14. 82' Substitution, Atlanta United. Fafà Picault replaces Miguel Almirón.
  15. 82' Substitution, Atlanta United. Matt Edwards replaces Elías Báez.
  16. 89' Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 89' Goal! Atlanta United 1, Inter Miami CF 3. Fafà Picault (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  18. 90'+6' Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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