Lionel Messi equalized for Inter Miami, but Atlanta United grabbed another goal later to seal the victory. Messi’s team was eliminated from the first round of the Major Soccer League playoffs.
Miami won the first game of the playoffs against Atlanta 2-1. If they won the previous match on November 2, they would have gone to the last four from the Eastern Conference one match earlier. But Messi lost two matches in a row, took leave. Messi’s current season also ended with this loss.
Miami had a good start on this day. They went ahead with the goal of Matias Rohas in the 17th minute. The cheers did not last long in front of the packed gallery in their own field. Jamal Thiere scored two consecutive goals in 19 and 21 minutes, Atlanta took the lead.
After the break, the best star of the team, Messi, brought the team back to parity. In the 65th minute, he headed in Marcelo Vigant’s cross and scored. But the parity lasted only 11 minutes. In the 76th minute, Bartoz Siltz’s goal silenced the entire gallery, and Messi did not return to the match.
Source: bangla.thedailystar