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MLS playoffs: Atalanta United snatch late win to force 3rd game against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami

MLS playoffs: Atalanta United snatch late win to force 3rd game against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami

Inter Miami won the first playoff match 2-1 against Atalanta United

No, Lionel Messi‘s Inter Miami are yet to reach the semi finals of the MLS Cup. Atalanta United parried a late 2-1 win over the Miami outfits to force the tie into the Game 3 of the Round of 16 – Best of 3 series. Xande Silva scored in 94th minute of the game to help Atalanta United stay alive in the contest.

The winner of the Game 3 will go on to play in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by facing either of Orlando City or Charlotte FC in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Atalanta United snatch stunning win over Inter Miami

It was Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami who took the first game with a 2-1 win. And in the second game, it was David Martinez who gave Miami a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute of the game. A terrible mistake from Brad Guzan and Martinez followed it through. Back in the second half, Derrick Williams equalized for Atalanta bringing the game to a stalemate.

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And then the final blow came in the 94th minute when Xande Silva pulled of a goal out his hat to bring the contest to a level tie.

“Words can’t describe it, they’re such a resilient group. I said to the team before the game it’s everybody together, it’s not going to be one person. And then a substitute comes on and wins us the game,” said Atalanta United coach Rob Valentino after the game.

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