Inter Miami suffers home defeat despite Messi goal

Inter Miami had their run of form halted in the last few hours and were beaten on Leo Messi's return to action by Atlanta United. The Florida side, who also included Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba in their line-up, were unable to overcome a bottom-of-the-table side at home, who are closing in on the play-off places with the success.
The No 10 made his reappearance with a superb goal from the edge of the box, which was similar to the one he scored for Argentina against Mexico at the World Cup in Qatar. The final result against Atlanta United was also reminiscent of that match, as Messi's last defeat after scoring in his career took place in the World Cup.
A year and a half after that indelible 1-2 against Saudi Arabia, the player from Rosario lost after scoring. Since that 22nd November 2022, Messi had played 36 games in which he had been on target and had not lost - 28 wins and eight draws - and, in the 37th, came the first defeat.
The star's games in goal and without defeat since the Qatar tournament are divided as follows: 10 with Argentina (8 wins and 2 draws), 9 with PSG (9 wins and 1 draw) and 17 with Inter Miami (11 wins and 5 draws), a club that had yet to witness a defeat for the star when he had scored.