Starting XI and Squad Notes: Atlanta United face Inter Miami CF in their must-win second game

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.

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

Full Atlanta United roster.

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 ').

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

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

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

• Atlanta United keeps its playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 win in a must-win game. They return to Chase Stadium for Game 3 on November 9th
• Derrick Williams scored his first MLS goal of the season.
• Xande Silva scored his first goal in the 2024 playoffs.
• Atlanta United played a hard-fought game against No. 1 seed Inter Miami CF in the first game of the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs round one of the best-of-3 series on Friday, October 25. Saba Lobjanidze scored his fourth goal against Miami this season, but the 5-Stripes lost 2-1 at Chase Stadium.
• Stian Gregersen, who had to be substituted in the last game due to injury, was on the substitutes' bench.
• Ronald Hernández, who missed the previous game due to illness, was in the starting line-up.

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

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