Atlanta had taken the decisive Game 3 and will advance to the semifinal stage. The pyrotechnics were an awkward way to end an otherwise successful season for Lionel Messi’s MLS club. Wait. How can Inter Miami’s 2024 season be considered a success?

In a win-or-go-home game featuring Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF against Atlanta United FC, a goal in the 76th minute sealed a 3-2 victory for Atlanta

There will be no MLS Cup for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami this year. Atlanta United saw to that with a massive upset, sending the game’s most decorated player and biggest-spending team home earlier than anyone imagined.