Lionel Messi has scored hat-tricks in his last two matches for Inter Miami. However, he did not see the net in the first playoffs of Major League Soccer (MLS). Even if the captain did not score, his team won.

Messi goal

Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Saturday. Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba scored for the team. With this victory, Inter Miami took a 1-0 lead in the three-match playoff series.

Miami scored early in the match at Chase Stadium. After two minutes, Luis Suarez scored from inside the box after getting the ball from the opponent. After a while the gap could double. At 7 minutes, Messi's great shot from outside the box was blocked by Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan.

Although there was not much dominance in the match, Atlanta paid off the goal in the first half. Atlanta went into the break with a goal in the 39th minute.

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Miami took the lead again in the 60th minute after the break. Alba's intention is to increase Messi's pass in an attack made from the left side. After receiving the ball, Alba hit the ball into the net with a Messi-style shot from outside the box. After that, neither team got a goal for the rest of the match.