Starting XI and roster notes: Atlanta United clashes with Inter Miami CF in must-win Game 2  Emergency USA

Starting XI and roster notes: Atlanta United clashes with Inter Miami CF in must-win Game 2  Emergency USA


Atlanta United Starting XI

Brad Guzan (c), Ronald Hernández, Derrick Williams, Luis Abram, Bartosz Slisz, Saba Lobjanidze, Dax McCarty (Tristan Muyumba 71′), Pedro Amador, Jay Fortune (Xande Silva 89′), Jamal Thiaré (Daniel Ríos 78′), Alexey Miranchuk.

Atlanta United reserves not used

Josh Cohen, Luke Brennan, Noah Cobb, Matt Edwards, Stian Gregersen, Tyler Wolff.

Inter Miami CF Starting XI

Drake Callender, Tomas Aviles, Hector Martinez, Jordi Alba, Noah Allen (Leo Campana 84′), Federico Redondo, Lionel Messi (c), Diego Gomez (Matias Rojas 84), Marcelo Weigandt, Luis Suarez, Yannick Bright (Benjamin Cremaschi 45′).

Inter Miami CF reserves not used

CJ Dos Santos, Ryan Sailor, Robert Taylor, Julian Gressel, Franco Negri, Lawson Sunderland.

Scoring

  1. MIA – David Martínez (Redondo) 40′
  2. ATL – Derrick Williams (Amador, Fortune) 58′
  3. ATL – Xande Silva 90’+4 (Miranchuk, Muyumba)

Disciplinary

  • ATL – Ronald Hernández 45’+1🟨
  • MIA – Tomás Avilés 56′ 🟨
  • ATL – Derrick Williams 64’🟨
  • ATL – Bartosz Slisz 90’+3🟨
  • ATL- Xande Silva 90’+5🟨

Roster Notes

  • Atlanta United keeps their playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 victory in must-win match. They will go back to Chase Stadium for Game 3 on Nov. 9.
  • Derrick Williams scored his first MLS goal of the season.
  • Xande Silva scored his first goal of the 2024 playoffs.
  • Atlanta United played a hard-fought match in Game 1 of the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Best-of-3 Series on Friday, Oct. 25 against No. 1 seed Inter Miami CF. Saba Lobjanidze scored, his fourth against Miami this season, but the 5-Stripes fell 2-1 at Chase Stadium.
  • Stian Gregersen, who had to be subbed out of the previous match due to injury, was available off the bench.
  • Ronald Hernández, who missed the previous match due to illness, was in the starting XI.

Player Availability

  • Three players were not available to interim head coach Rob Valentino.

View the Availability Report presented by Piedmont.




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