2 weeks Ago By Kyle Bonn
Having led Inter Miami first to the Leagues Cup title and then to the Supporters' Shield, Lionel Messi gets his first taste of MLS Cup playoff action as he looks to spark a title charge in the first game of their Round One matchup against Atlanta United. Messi has done nothing but score goals and win trophies with Inter Miami, taking the once sorry club owned by David Beckham and elevating them to silverware status. They won the 2023 Leagues Cup to mark the club's first-ever trophy, before claiming this season's regular season title and with it, the top seed in the playoffs.
Yet MLS champions are glorified while pretenders are broken in the postseason, and it will be up to Messi and friends to prove they are worthy of the MLS Cup marking the league's overall championship. If they falter now, it will mean the regular season title will represent little more than a consolation prize. STREAM: Inter Miami vs.
Atlanta United and EVERY MLS playoff match LIVE on Apple TV: MLS Season Pass As the top overall seed, the Herons will meet wild card winners Atlanta United, who advanced past CF Montreal on penalties after a 2-2 draw. This game is just the first in a best-of-three series, with every game requiring a winner and advancing one side to the one-off Eastern Conference semifinals up next. Inter Miami vs.
Atlanta United live stream, TV channel Date: Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 Time: 8:30 p.m.
ET / 5:30 p.m. PT TV channel: None Streaming: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV ( free ) SIGN UP FOR MLS SEASON PASS NOW Every single match of the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs, from the wild card round all the way through the MLS Cup final, is available in one place: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV .
As a special promotion to get fans excited for the postseason, every single game in the wild card round and the first set of Round One matches will be available to access for free on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV . That includes this first meeting of the best-of-three series between Inter Miami and CF Montreal, accessible for all fans to view regardless of subscription status. If you wish to tag along for the entirety of Inter Miami's postseason run, Apple TV is running a special offer for new subscribers who can sign up now for just $9.
99 to access not just the Herons but every single game of the entire postseason. Meanwhile, those already with an active Apple TV+ subscription can sign up for MLS Season Pass for free for the rest of the playoffs. What time is Inter Miami vs.
Atlanta United kickoff? This MLS Cup playoff match kicks off from Chase Stadium on Friday, October 25 at 8:30 p.m. local time in Ft.
Lauderdale, FL. Here's how that time translates across the time zones in North America: Date Kickoff time Eastern Time Fri, Oct. 25 8:30 p.
m. Central Time Fri, Oct. 25 7:30 p.
m. Mountain Time Fri, Oct. 25 6:30 p.
m. Pacific Time Fri, Oct. 25 5:30 p.
m. MORE: Find out which games are streaming free on MLS Season pass from Apple TV each week Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United lineups & team news Inter Miami struggled with fitness issues all season, but they appear as close to full strength as they have been in months.
Most notably, Lionel Messi is fully fit and was rested in the final match of the season, still managing a hat-trick off the bench against the New England Revolution. Matias Rojas has returned to training and is reportedly ready for action, and David Martinez started the regular season finale in a return from injury. The only players to miss out are long-term absentees Nicolas Freire and Facundo Farias , while David Ruiz has a hamstring injury suffered late in the season on international duty that will likely affect his availability throughout the playoffs.
Inter Miami projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Callender (GK) — Weigandt, Aviles, D. Martinez, Alba — Redondo, Busquets, Gressel — Messi, Suarez, Rojas. Due to their precarious table position, Atlanta United were forced to go full tilt down the entire stretch run of the regular season, but they seem to have emerged relatively unscathed.
The only major fitness concern for Atlanta United is to forward Edwin Mosquera who could miss most or all of the playoffs with a knee injury picked up late in the season. Inter Miami will want to keep a close eye on Saba Lobzhanidze who terrorized them in their September regular season meeting and finished the year in good formm, scoring five goals and assisting three more in 14 matches since the start of June. Atlanta United projected starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Guzan (GK) — Hernandez, Gregersen, Williams, Amador — Slisz, Fortune — Lennon, Miranchuk, Lobzhanidze — Thiare.
Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United prediction, betting odds & lines Score prediction: Inter Miami 3-1 Atlanta United Inter Miami had no trouble with mid-table sides during the regular season, and with a healthy and in-form Lionel Messi leading the way and most of their biggest injury issues cleared up, the Herons should have few issues taking care of business on their home field. Atlanta United actually handled Inter Miami well during their two regular season meetings, winning 3-1 in May and securing a 2-2 draw in September, but the latter came with Messi out injured and will have little bearing on how these 90 minutes play out.
BetMGM (USA) Inter Miami win -250 Draw +425 Atlanta United win +525 Both teams to score Y: -225 N: +150 Over / Under 3.5 goals O: -135 U: -105 Inter Miami -1.5 goals -110 Atlanta United +1.
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