Inter Miami and Lionel Messi storm into Atlanta

Inter Miami travel to Atlanta for their second league meeting of the season against the United yesterday.

Miami defeated Atlanta 2-1 on May 6 in MLS action and also 4-0 in Leagues Cup group stage play in July. Miami (8-14-4, 28 points) is coming off a 3-2 win against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 and is looking to extend its unbeaten streak to 13 games across all competitions. Miami, which sits 14 points back of Atlanta (11-8-9, 42 points) is 3-9-1 on the road this season in the MLS.

Saturday’s meeting represents a homecoming for Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who coached Atlanta from 2016-18 and led the club to an MLS Cup title in 2018.