Inter Miami drew 2-2 against Atlanta United in MLS action after conceding a late goal. Lionel Messi appeared off the bench.
The Herons were presented with a few chances to break forward on the counter with the frontline of Leo Campana, Robert Taylor and Julian Gressel leading the charge. Taylor found himself running at Atlanta's Brooks Lennon and fizzed a cross toward Campana but the Five Stripes managed to clear it to safety.
The hosts came close to equalizing on a few occassions near the end of the first 45. New signing Alexey Miranchuk played Brooks Lennon down the right-hand side and the American full-back attempted to square the ball to Daniel Rios in the six-yard box – but Ian Fray made an awkward, yet vital, interception to keepfound the equalizer 10 minutes into the second half after Saba Lobjanidze's close-range header.
Miami's acting head coach Jorge Theiler – who was on the touchline in place of Gerardo 'Tata' Martino – immediately moved to substitute Lionel Messi into the match.
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