Atlanta 1, Miami 3 · Final · MLS

Miami15-10-5 · Away

Sat, Oct 17 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Team	1	2	T
ATL	0	1	1
MIA	1	2	3

Messi leads Inter Miami to win over Atlanta · ESPN recap

Key moments

44'ATLTomás Jacob yellow card
45'MIAGermán Berterame goal - header; assist: Luis Suárez
54'ATLMauricio Amaro yellow card
56'MIALionel Messi goal; assist: Germán Berterame
60'MIALionel Messi goal; assist: Luis Suárez
71'ATLBreel Embolo yellow card
89'MIAMaximiliano Falcón yellow card
89'ATLFafà Picault penalty - scored
90'+6'MIALionel Messi yellow card

Game leaders

Category	ATL	MIA
Total Shots	3Alexey Miranchuk0 shots on goal, 0.15 expected goals	5Lionel Messi4 shots on goal, 0.92 expected goals
Accurate Passes	49Mauricio Amaro56 passes, 0 big chances created	83Micael90 passes, 0 big chances created
Defensive Interventions	10Paulo Díaz1 tackle won, 3 duels won	12Gonzalo Luján3 tackles won, 4 duels won
Saves	2Lucas Hoyos5 shots on goal faced, 1.80 expected goals conceded	2Dayne St. Clair3 shots on goal faced, 2.27 expected goals conceded

Earlier meetings

Game information

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
TV: Apple TV

Starting XI · 4-3-3

Player	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	SV
Lucas HoyosG	0	0	0	0	0	2
Tomás JacobRB	2	0	1	0	1
Elías BaezLB	1	0	2	1	0
Mauricio AmaroCM	2	1	0	1	1
Paulo DíazCD-R	1	0	0	1	0
Júnior AlonsoCD-L	0	0	2	1	0
Tristan MuyumbaRM	1	0	0	0	0
Giuliano GaloppoLM	2	0	0	2	0
Breel EmboloF	2	0	2	3	1
Alexey MiranchukRF	3	0	1	0	0
Miguel AlmirónLF	3	1	0	1	0

Substitutes used

Player	G	SH	SOT	FS
Steven AlzateSUB	0	1	0	0
Cooper SanchezSUB	0	0	0	0
Fafà PicaultSUB	1	1	1	1
Matt EdwardsSUB	0	1	0	0

First Half

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
7'ATLAttempt missed. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón following a fast break.
7'ATLAttempt missed. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
9'ATLFoul by Breel Embolo (Atlanta United).
9'ATLRodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'MIAOffside, Inter Miami CF. Germán Berterame is caught offside.
18'MIAMiguel Almirón (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'MIAFoul by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
23'ATLAttempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
24'ATLAttempt blocked. Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27'ATLAttempt missed. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Jacob with a cross.
29'MIAGiuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'MIAFoul by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
30'MIABreel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30'MIAFoul by Sergio Reguilón (Inter Miami CF).
31'MIAOffside, Inter Miami CF. Germán Berterame is caught offside.
32'ATLCorner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Sergio Reguilón.
33'ATLFoul by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).
33'ATLGermán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'MIABreel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'MIAFoul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
40'ATLFoul by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).
40'ATLLionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41'MIAAttempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United).
42'ATLCorner, Atlanta United. Conceded by David Ayala.
43'ATLHandball by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United).
44'ATLFoul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
44'ATLGermán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44'ATLTomás Jacob (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'MIAGoal! 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.
45'Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1'First Half ends, Atlanta United 0, Inter Miami CF 1.

Second Half

45'Second Half begins Atlanta United 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
47'ATLFoul by Júnior Alonso (Atlanta United).
47'ATLLuis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48'MIAAttempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United).
49'MIAAttempt missed. Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
51'ATLAttempt blocked. Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51'ATLAttempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
52'ATLAttempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Breel Embolo.
52'ATLCorner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Dayne St. Clair.
53'ATLAttempt missed. Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross following a corner.
53'ATLAttempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
53'MIAOffside, Inter Miami CF. Germán Berterame is caught offside.
54'ATLFoul by Júnior Alonso (Atlanta United).
54'ATLLionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54'ATLMauricio Amaro (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
56'MIAGoal! 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.
60'MIAGoal! 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.
61'ATLSubstitution, Atlanta United. Steven Alzate replaces Tristan Muyumba.
62'ATLAttempt missed. Elías Báez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Jacob with a headed pass.
64'MIAGiuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64'MIAFoul by David Ayala (Inter Miami CF).
66'ATLAttempt blocked. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66'ATLFoul by Breel Embolo (Atlanta United).
66'ATLCasemiro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67'ATLAttempt blocked. Mauricio Amaro (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Báez.
67'MIAElías Báez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67'MIAFoul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
68'MIACorner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
69'Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'MIAFoul by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
71'ATLBreel Embolo (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
71'MIAVAR Decision: No Penalty Inter Miami CF.
74'ATLAttempt missed. Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
75'MIASubstitution, Inter Miami CF. Maximiliano Falcón replaces Casemiro.
75'ATLCorner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gonzalo Luján.
76'ATLAttempt blocked. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
77'MIACorner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
78'MIAMauricio Amaro (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'MIAMatías Galarza (Inter Miami CF).
79'ATLAttempt blocked. Steven Alzate (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuliano Galoppo.
80'ATLAttempt missed. Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Elías Báez with a cross.
81'MIASubstitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Matías Galarza.
81'MIASubstitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Mura replaces Germán Berterame.
81'ATLSubstitution, Atlanta United. Cooper Sanchez replaces Giuliano Galoppo.
82'ATLSubstitution, Atlanta United. Fafà Picault replaces Miguel Almirón.
82'ATLSubstitution, Atlanta United. Matt Edwards replaces Elías Báez.
85'ATLCorner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gonzalo Luján.
86'MIAAttempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
86'ATLMatt Edwards (Atlanta United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mauricio Amaro.
88'MIAPenalty Atlanta United. Fafà Picault draws a foul in the penalty area.
88'MIAPenalty conceded by Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) after a foul in the penalty area.
89'MIAMaximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89'ATLGoal! Atlanta United 1, Inter Miami CF 3. Fafà Picault (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+5'MIAJúnior Alonso (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'MIAFoul by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
90'+6'MIALionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6'MIABreel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'MIAFoul by Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF).
90'+8'ATLAttempt saved. Mauricio Amaro (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Cooper Sanchez.
90'+9'Second Half ends, Atlanta United 1, Inter Miami CF 3.
Match ends, Atlanta United 1, Inter Miami CF 3.

Team stats

ATL	Stat	MIA
8	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	2
44.6	Possession	55.4
20	Shots	7
3	On Goal	5
20%	On Target %	70%
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
383	Accurate Passes	504
433	Passes	565
90%	Pass Completion %	90%
4	Accurate Crosses	2
26	Crosses	5
20%	Cross %	40%
36	Long Balls	59
30	Accurate Long Balls	44
80%	Long Balls %	70%
7	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	3
14	Tackles	7
70%	Tackle %	40%
11	Interceptions	8
11	Effective Clearances	21
11	Clearances	21

Control and accuracy

Worked out from the box score

ATL	Stat	MIA
44.6%	Possession	55.4%
15% (3/20)	Shot accuracy	71% (5/7)
88% (383/433)	Pass accuracy	89% (504/565)
83% (30/36)	Long-ball accuracy	75% (44/59)
71% (10/14)	Tackles won	43% (3/7)

Atlanta vs Miami

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-3-3

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat

Atlanta vs Miami

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-3-3

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat