Messi and Inter Miami: Sensational playoff off to Atlanta!

Messi and Inter Miami: Sensational playoff off to Atlanta!

Fort Lauderdale - a shock for football fans! Lionel Messi and his team Inter Miami were surprisingly eliminated in the first playoff round of the North American MLS. In a dramatic duel on Saturday evening (local time), the Floridian Atlanta United lost 2: 3. After a promising start when Matías Rojas scored the first goal in the 17th minute, the sheet quickly turned.

Atlanta United, which was far behind Miami in the main round with only 40 points, showed an impressive turn. Jamal Thiaré scored two goals in the first half (19th, 21st) and brought Atlanta in the lead. Messi, the eight -time world footballer, managed to compensate for the 65th minute, but Bartosz Slisz ensured the decisive winning goal in the 76th minute. Brad Guzan, the goalkeeper of Atlanta, shone with spectacular parades and kept his team's hopes alive. Messi still had two free kicks in the final minutes, but they failed on the wall of the Atlanta players.

The surprise of the year