Messi and Inter Miami seeking revenge against Atlanta

Leo Messi will lead his Inter Miami side on Sunday as they visit Atlanta United in the fourth round of the MLS season. The game offers the side from Florida a chance of securing revenge against the team that knocked them out of the last playoffs last season.

Messi returned to action after three games on the sidelines with a goal in Inter Miami’s 2-0 win at the Cavalier in Jamaica in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League round of 16 and should get his first MLS start since February 23.

The Argentine missed three Inter Miami games with an injury and coach Javier Mascherano gave the striker 40 minutes on Thursday in Jamaica with the Argentine replacing Luis Suarez as the man from Rosario bagged his side’s 2-0 winner in the added time.

Inter Miami advanced to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League, where they will face Los Angeles FC.

Inter Miami, unbeaten in MLS

In the domestic campaign, the ‘Herons’ MLS have accrued seven points from three games. They drew 2-2 against New York City, with two assists from Messi, and beat Houston Dynamo 4-1 and Charlotte 1-0 in two games in which the Argentine star was sidelined.

The ‘Sunday Night Soccer’ test in Georgia (with the match taking place on artificial turf) will offer a major test for the side from Florida who have yet to record a league win in their trips to Georgia.

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