Inter Miami vs Atlanta United: Six out as Miami host Atlanta
Inter Miami host Atlanta United in Major League Soccer on Saturday evening, with both clubs dealing with extensive injury lists as the regular season heads into Matchday 23. Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Team News and Injury Latest
Inter Miami are without six senior players. Tadeo Allende is a long-term absentee, while Gonzalo Luján, Santi Morales, Micael and Mateo Silvetti all sit out with lower-body problems. Sergio Reguilón also remains sidelined by a lower-body issue, robbing Tata Martino of experience on the left.
Atlanta United have five unavailable. Elias Báez misses out through yellow-card accumulation, Luke Brennan has an ankle injury and Jay Fortune is nursing a hamstring problem. Mauricio Amaro and Breel Embolo are both ruled out for non-injury reasons — with Embolo’s anticipated debut yet to materialise — leaving the visitors stretched at the back.
Inter Miami Form Guide
The Herons sit second in the Eastern Conference with 39 points from 21 matches, having scored 49 goals but conceded 40. Their recent sequence of L-D-L-D-W suggests a side searching for rhythm, though victory last time out offered a timely lift. Miami’s attacking output remains the division’s second-best, but defensive fragility has prevented them from pulling clear.
Atlanta United Recent Form
Atlanta arrive in 12th place on 21 points, having lost their last two outings after a three-match winning streak. With only 25 goals scored and 36 conceded, Gerardo Martino’s men have struggled for consistency at both ends of the pitch. The back-to-back defeats have left them 18 points off the summit, underlining the need for a positive result against a depleted Miami side.
Key Battle: Messi vs Atlanta’s makeshift defence
Lionel Messi was not named on the injury report and should lead the Miami attack. Against an Atlanta backline missing the suspended Báez and several regulars, the Argentine’s movement and vision will be the game’s central question. Whether the visitors can reorganise quickly enough to deny him time and space may determine the outcome.