Inter Miami suffer heavy defeat without Messi

Inter Miami lost 2:5 in their visit to Atlanta United on Saturday. Lionel Messi was unable to play due to injury and that was immediately felt by the whole team from Miami.

At the beginning of the match, no one expected the heavy defeat, as the players led by coach Tata Martino took the lead in the middle of the first half with a goal by Leonardo Campana, but then there was a let-up and the hosts strung together three goals to go into the break with a comfortable lead. Tristan Muyumba, Kamal Miller and Brooks Lennon were the goal scorers.

The away side repeated their strong start to the first half in the second half, winning a penalty shortly after the restart. The penalty kick was executed flawlessly and the hosts’ lead was reduced thanks to Leonardo Campana.

Until the end of the game, the players of Inter Miami did not show the necessary arguments to turn the result, even allowing two more goals in their net. They went down after accurate finishes from Yorgos Iakumakis and Tyler Wolfe.

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With the defeat, Inter Miami occupies the 27th place in the standings and is only 6 points above the last place, while the Atlanta United team is in the 7th position, 13 points behind the leaders Cincinnati.