ATLANTA. Atlanta United wipes out Inter Miami 5-2 with goals of Tristan Muyumba (36′), Kamal Miller (41′ own), Brooks Lennon (44′), Giorgos Giakoumakis (76′) and Tyler Wolff (89′). On the other side, Inter Miami scored with Leonardo Campana (25′), Leonardo Campana (53′ pen).
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jair Marrufo assisted by Corey Rockwell and Cameron Blanchard. The 4th official was Nima Saghafi. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.36 degrees Celsius or 72.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 6 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 94 Attack 133
- 41 Dangerous attack 37
- 82 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Atlanta United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Inter Miami that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlanta United won the match.
Atlanta United shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Inter Miami shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (Tristan Muyumba and Luis Abram). On the other side, Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (Nicolás Stefanelli, Nicolás Stefanelli and Facundo Farías).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Atlanta United will have 45 points like Columbus Crew to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Inter Miami will stay with 28 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Atlanta United will play away against Cincinnati on the 21st of October with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).
Inter Miami will play away agasint Charlotte on the 21st of October with a 1-1 head to head.
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes decided to play with the following team: Brad Guzan
, Brooks Lennon , Miles Robinson , Luis Abram , Caleb Wiley , Tristan Muyumba , Matheus Rossetto , Edwin Mosquera , Thiago Almada , Xande Silva and Giorgos Giakoumakis .The home team had on the bench: Ronald José Hernández Pimentel, Santiago Sosa, Saba Lobzhanidze
, Amar Sejdic, Miguel Berry , Juan Sánchez Purata, Tyler Wolff , Quentin Westberg and Ajani Fortune .Atlanta United could not rely on the presence of Ajani Fortune (injured).
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 4 changes: Edwin Mosquera for Saba Lobzhanidze (74′), Giorgos Giakoumakis for Miguel Berry (80′), Matheus Rossetto for Ajani Fortune (83′) and Xande Silva for Tyler Wolff (80′).
Best player: Brooks Lennon
The most impressive player for Atlanta United was Brooks Lennon.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 37 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.Inter Miami – Formation
Inter Miami started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Gerardo Daniel Martino played with: Drake Callender
, DeAndre Yedlin , Tomás Avilés , Kamal Miller , Noah Allen , Dixon Arroyo , Sergio Busquets , Benja Cremaschi , Robert Taylor , Leonardo Campana and Facundo Farías .The following players were sitting on the bench: Christopher McVey, Víctor Ulloa, Josef Martínez
, Robbie Robinson , Nicolás Stefanelli , Sergiy Kryvtsov , Edison Azcona, CJ dos Santos and David Ruíz .Inter Miami could not rely on the presence of David Ruíz (injured).
Substitutions
Inter Miami made 5 changes: Tomás Avilés for S. Kryvtsov (83′), Dixon Arroyo for D. Ruíz (67′), Robert Taylor for Nicolás Stefanelli (67′), Leonardo Campana for Josef Martínez (83′) and Benja Cremaschi for R. Robinson (74′).
Best player: Leonardo Campana
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter Miami was Leonardo Campana.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 25 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-2
- Philadelphia Union – Cincinnati – 2-2
- Orlando City – Columbus Crew – 4-3
- Montreal Impact – Chicago Fire – 0-0
- Charlotte – DC United – 0-0
- Atlanta United – Inter Miami – 5-2
- New York City – New York RB – 0-0