ATLANTA — Another big Atlanta crowd finally got a chance to see Lionel Messi in a Major League Soccer match. They nearly watched United pull out a much-needed win over league-leading Inter Miami.
ATLANTA — Another big Atlanta crowd finally got a chance to see Lionel Messi in a Major League Soccer match.Alexey Miranchuk scored with a booming shot in the 84th minute and the home team pressed hard for the winning goal in stoppage time, only to settle for a 2-2 tie with Messi’s Miami club before an announced crowd of 67,795 on Wednesday night.
He made the trip time around, thrilling the crowd simply by warming up with three teammates shortly into the second half. Fans in the lower deck whipped out their phones and began snapping pictures. Messi also delivered a backfooted pass to Federico Redondo, who misfired trying to get it back to the Miami star on the give-and-go. In stoppage time, Messi dribbled around three players in the penalty area but failed to get off a shot. Finally, he threw up his arms in frustration when another pass was intercepted by Atlanta.
“There’s not many goalkeepers in the world that are gonna save that one,” Guzan said. “That’s a glimpse of his quality and what he can do with the ball at his feet. We’re trying to encourage him to do that more often.” “We need three points,” Guzan said. “You have as many chances as we had, we should be coming away with three points.”
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