Suarez, Alba score as Inter Miami beats Atlanta United, 2-1, to win MLS playoff opener

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi celebrates his goals with superhero poses and this week launched a Captain Messi action figure toy. Fresh off back-to-back hat tricks for country and club, on a beautiful, balmy Friday night, Messi was poised to be a hero in his first MLS playoff game against Atlanta United.

But it was his close friends and former FC Barcelona teammates Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba who provided the goals in a 2-1 win over Atlanta United in Game 1 of the MLS playoffs. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.



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