Lionel Messi’s hopes of winning the MLS Cup were dashed on Saturday when Atlanta United shocked Inter Miami by beating them 3-2.

Inter Miami had a great regular season. They won the MLS Supporters’ Shield for having the best record in the league and set a new record for most points with 74. They went into the playoffs with high hopes. But Atlanta United had other plans. They beat Messi and his team 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs to get rid of them.

Some of the most exciting parts of the game happened in just a few minutes in the first half. Diego Gomez passed the ball to Messi in the 15th minute, and Messi took a shot from close range that Goalkeeper Brad Guzan of Atlanta United stopped. Soon after, Matias Rojas of Inter Miami scored with a follow-up shot.

Atlanta United tied the game right away. Two minutes after Inter Miami took the lead, Jamal Thiare scored an amazing goal for Atlanta United to tie the game again. In the 20th minute, Thiare scored again, this time from about 10 yards out to give his team a 2-1 lead.

After Alexey Miranchuk played the ball across, Thiare’s shot went over Callender’s head and into the top corner. Messi tied the game for Inter Miami with a shot from a Marcelo Weigandt cross in the 65th minute, even though they were behind at halftime.

These goals made the Argentine the youngest player in the history of professional football to score 850 goals. They were also his first goals in the MLS Cup Playoffs. But there wasn’t time to celebrate because Messi quickly got the ball back so the game could go on.

He was stopped for a short time by Guzan, which made the goalie and a few Inter Miami players get angry. However, nothing else happened after the goal. Atlanta United hit the final blow in the 76th minute, which made everyone at Chase Stadium quiet down.

A lot of Herons stopped playing because they thought there would be a break after an Inter Miami player fell in the box. However, when the officials didn’t stop the game, Bartosz Slisz scored with a diving shot from the left side.

Messi’s dream of helping Inter Miami win the MLS cup was dashed when they lost recently. In a previous conversation with Fabrizio Romano, he talked about his goals: A soccer writer named Fabrizio Romano asked him last month, “Hope we can win MLS Cup and lift another title.” “Not just for myself, but also for the club that worked so hard to make it happen.”

“It would be great to win it and keep the enthusiasm around our club,” he said. “We want to help this club grow even more.” We want it to be one of the biggest teams in Major League Soccer (MLS) and, if possible, one of the biggest clubs in the world.