FORT LAUDERDALE. Inter Miami prevailed over Atlanta United to win 2-1. J. Martínez was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Inter Miami to strike first with a penalty of Josef Martínez at the 59′. Then Josef Martínez scored again for Inter Miami in the 75′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Andrew Gutman reduced the distance for Atlanta United (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Atlanta United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
Inter Miami remained with 10 players after Franco Negri received a red card in the 84′. Nevertheless, Inter Miami still found a way to win this encounter playing only in players.
The match was played at the Inter Miami CF Stadium stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 16,750 spectators. The referee was Armando Villarreal with the help of Jeremy Hanson and Justin Howard. The 4th official was Thomas Snyder. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.4 degrees Celsius or 77.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 9 Total 17
- 3 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 13
- 3 Shots blocked 6
- 81 Attack 130
- 34 Dangerous attack 63
- 80 Ball safe 62
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Atlanta United had a strong ball possession 56% while Inter Miami was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Inter Miami found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Inter Miami shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (B. Cremaschi, D. Ruiz and ). On the opposite side, Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (Brooks Lennon and Juan José Purata).
(Inter Miami) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (84′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Inter Miami will have 12 points like Toronto to move down in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United will stay with 18 points to gain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Inter Miami will play away with Charlotte on the 20th of October with a 1-1 head to head.
Atlanta United will play away agasint Cincinnati on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
Inter Miami and Atlanta United will play the return match on the at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Inter Miami – Formation
Inter Miami
57'
84'
72'
59', 75'
Inter Miami adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Phil Neville decided to play with the following team: Drake Callender , DeAndre Yedlin , Serhiy Kryvtsov , Kamal Miller , Franco Negri , Dixon Arroyo , David Ruiz , Corentin Jean , Benjamin Cremaschi , Nicolás Stefanelli and Leonardo Campana .
The home team had on the bench: Victor Ulloa, Josef Martínez , Shanyder Borgelin, Harvey Neville, Jake LaCava, Christopher McVey , Ryan Sailor , Robert Taylor and Nick Marsman.
Inter Miami could not rely on the presence of Christopher McVey (injured).
Substitutions
Inter Miami made 5 changes: Nicolás Stefanelli for Josef Martínez (57′), Sergiy Kryvtsov for Christopher McVey (57′), Corentin Jean for Ryan Sailor (71′), L. Campana for Harvey Neville (85′) and D. Ruiz for Victor Ulloa (85′).
Best player: Josef Martínez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter Miami was Josef Martínez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 3 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 57′.
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
Also Atlanta United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Quentin Westberg , Brooks Lennon , Miles Robinson , Juan Sánchez Purata , Andrew Gutman , Amar Sejdic , Santiago Sosa , Derrick Etienne Junior , Thiago Almada , Caleb Wiley and Machop Chol .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matheus Rossetto , Miguel Berry , Aiden McFadden, Clement Diop, Ajani Fortune, Luis Abram, Ronald Hernández, Tyler Wolff and Luiz Araújo .
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 4 changes: D. Etienne for Luiz Araújo (64′), Machop Chol for M. Berry (64′), Amar Sejdic for Matheus Rossetto (71′) and C. Wiley for Ronald Hernández (80′).
Best player: Brooks Lennon
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was Brooks Lennon.
His rating is with 47 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – New England – 0-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Los Angeles FC – 2-1
- New York RB – Philadelphia Union – 0-1
- Montreal Impact – Orlando City – 2-0
- Inter Miami – Atlanta United – 2-1
- Cincinnati – DC United – 2-1
- Charlotte – New York City – 3-2
