On the day Lionel Messi was on the bench, Inter Miami had to settle for a bitter draw despite taking the lead twice.
After the opening whistle, the match took place with a cautious atmosphere. After about 10 minutes, Atlanta continuously created pressure with notable attacking situations. But in the 29th minute, Atlanta conceded the first goal, Ruiz of Inter Miami finished accurately after a delicate pass from Negri. After that, the match continued to be an open game, but the first half ended without any more goals scored.
In the second half, Atlanta equalized 1-1 thanks to Lobzhanidze’s header, a somewhat lucky goal when the Inter Miami goalkeeper caught the ball wrongly and let it slip into his own net.
Inter Miami took the lead twice but eventually drew 2-2. Photo: Getty
The game continued to be exciting as Inter Miami regained the advantage in the 59th minute thanks to Campana’s free kick, once again putting the home team ahead. However, their joy was short-lived as Atlanta’s Miranchuk scored a brilliant long-range goal in the 84th minute to tie the game at 2-2 for the home team.
The match saw a series of substitutions from both teams to strengthen their attack and defense. In particular, the introduction of Messi and Suarez in the second half gave Inter Miami a boost, but Atlanta’s solid defense successfully blocked their chances. The match ended without either team scoring any more goals.
Inter Miami vs Atlanta starting lineup
Atlanta: Guzan, Lennon, Slišz, Miranchuk, Williams, McCarthy, Rios, Campana, Gregersen, Muyumba, Amador, Lobzhanidze, Gressel.Inter Miami: Callender, Fray, Crema, Taylor, Negri, Weigandt, Ruiz, Kryvtsov, Bright, Campana.
90′: Full time
84′: GOAL! 2-2 for Atlanta. Miranchuk takes a beautiful shot from outside the box towards the far corner of the Inter Miami goal.
83′: Just now, Inter Miami had a chance to shoot close to the goal, unfortunately there was no goal. Before that, Luis Suarez was also brought onto the field.
73′: Inter Miami are having a bit of a tough time at the moment. It looks like this is their 4-4-2 formation, with Lionel Messi and Leonardo Campana joining up.
65′: The match is getting exciting, the pace is being accelerated thanks to consecutive goals.
61′: Lionel Messi has been brought onto the field.
59′: GOAL! 2-1 for Inter Miami. From a free kick in front of the Atlanta penalty area, Campana fired a shot that hit the wall and into the net, thereby putting Inter Miami in the lead once again.
56′: GOAL! 1-1 for Atlanta. From a cross from his teammate, Lobzhanidze headed the ball towards the Inter Miami goalkeeper. However, the Miami goalkeeper made a mistake in catching the ball and let it slip into his own net.
54′: No. Taylor dribbled across the Atlanta penalty area, but unfortunately his final shot was inaccurate.
48′: Lionel Messi is currently warming up, he will most likely enter the field in the near future.
46′: Second half begins
45′: First half ends.
42′: No. Inter Miami’s defense continued to successfully block the opponent’s cross right in the penalty area, this time Fray did well to save Inter Miami.
33′: Inter Miami’s defense is working well, just now Callender successfully blocked Atlanta’s cross.
29′: GOAL! 1-0 for Inter Miami. Negri’s excellent pass helped Ruiz face the Atlanta goalkeeper, he did not miss the opportunity to score low to open the score for the match.
21′: David Ruiz makes Inter Miami lose possession in an area that could create a good attack. Inter Miami has not performed well in recent minutes.
17′: Atlanta’s midfield is playing well, Saba Lobjanidze and Alexey Miranchuk are constant threats on both wings and can cause many problems for Inter Miami.
15′: No. Atlanta’s Miranchuk headed the ball into Inter Miami’s goal, but the away team later successfully cleared the situation.
11′: Inter Miami’s Weigandt just had a very strong tackle to stop Atlanta’s attack on the right wing.
6′: Both teams organized a number of attacks, but both encountered difficulties and were stopped before entering the opponent’s penalty area.
1′: The match begins