On Wednesday night, Inter Miami will join Leonel Messi for a road match against Atlanta United. However, the Herons will be missing some key players as they try to move towards winning the 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield.
Messi will be there with the team on a two-match road trip that starts in Atlanta and carries on at New York City FC on Saturday. This decision came after Messi’s first match during a 3-1 home win over Philadelphia, as confirmed by Miami’s coach.
Nevertheless, Messi’s former Barcelona Sergio Busquets is going to serve a yellow card accumulation suspension on Wednesday.
Due to a right adductor strain, Atlanta’s artificial surface may persuade Martino to restrict the playing time of seasoned players like Luis Suarez, Messi, and others. Defender David Martinez left the game early on Saturday.
It wouldn’t be anything new if Miami did field a weakened team, said Messi.
After Messi’s first match following an ankle ligament injury, Messi said in Spanish ” The reality is that the whole year, we had a lot of tough luck with injuries”. He also mentioned, “Due to certain reasons, we were missing players. We were never at full strength.”
“But the team consistently moves ahead to progress. Rightfully so, we have a significant lead and are in first place right now. With any luck, we can come out on top in terms of both what it represents and what’s to come.”
By seven points in the Supporters’ Shield race, Miami leads the Los Angeles Galaxy. Also, the Herons lead FC Cincinnati by ten points in the Eastern Conference.
Atlanta (8-13-7, 31 points) is now in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and is in danger of missing the playoffs following an unexpected 2-0 loss to Nashville SC, who is in 14th place, on Saturday. A bid for the team’s first back-to-back victories since mid-March was dashed by the defeat.
The team led by interim coach Rob Valentino takes on ninth-place D.C. United on Wednesday, starting the game two points below the postseason cutline.
Regarding the performance in Nashville, Valentino remarked, “I’m at a loss for words for that tonight.” “I sincerely apologize to everyone who saw it, and I promise not to do it in the future. However, we must move on. There is nothing I can do.
In the last four games in all competitions, Atlanta’s three current goal scorers—Saba Lobjanidze, Daniel Rios, and Jamal Thiare—have not scored a goal between them. The team has only managed one goal in its last three MLS games.
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