Inter Miami 4:2 Atletico San Luis: Match Result

Match report

Inter Miami edge past Atletico San Luis in Group Stage clash

Inter Miami saw off Atletico San Luis 4-2 in the Group Stage of the Cup of the League on Tuesday evening. The result keeps the hosts in contention as the group takes shape, and it was a night where two goals from Lionel Messi proved decisive. The away side created more chances overall but couldn't quite convert their dominance into the scoreline they deserved. D. Rodriguez opened the scoring after just four minutes, catching the defence off guard. Inter Miami doubled their advantage eleven minutes in when Messi finished off a flowing move. There was a moment of confusion at the other end — D. Pinter thought he'd level matters at twenty-five minutes, but the goal was cancelled for offside. By then the hosts were already breathing easy. T. Segovia pulled one back for the visitors at the twenty-sixth minute, and Messi restored the two-goal cushion before half-time. The period ended with a bit of theatre: I. Fray picked up a yellow card as Micael struck for Atletico San Luis in stoppage time. The break arrived with Inter Miami ahead 3-1, though the visitors had turned up the pressure. R. Llorente extended the lead to 4-1 in the fifty-first minute, and that might have killed the game off for most sides. But Atletico San Luis kept knocking on the door, and the hosts had to stay alert. The away side made changes at sixty-three minutes when Lucas Esteves came on, and Inter Miami responded by bringing on R. de Paul at the sixty-sixth mark. D. Rodriguez was withdrawn at the sixty-seventh minute, and F. Mora followed at seventy-four before M. Silvetti added fresh legs at eighty-three. To be fair, the statistics told a different story from the result. Inter Miami had forty-five percent possession but managed five shots on target compared to the visitors' seven. The hosts created two big chances while their opponents managed only one. Inter Miami completed 430 passes from 488 attempts, but Atletico San Luis dominated territory with 548 successful passes and 137 into the final third. The away side won more aerial duels and took more corners, yet the goals told their own tale. What this means for the group is straightforward: Inter Miami have taken maximum points from their opening fixture. The scoreline sits at the top of the table for now, though the group is young and anything can happen. The visitors showed they can compete, but they'll need to be more clinical if they want to progress.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 45 – 55.00

Shots on target 5 – 7

Shots off target 2 – 7

Big chances 2 – 1

⚽ 4' D. Rodriguez — Goal ⚽ 11' L. Messi — Goal 25' D. Pinter — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside ⚽ 26' T. Segovia — Goal ⚽ 44' L. Messi — Goal 🟨 45+3' I. Fray — Yellow card ⚽ 45+7' Micael — Goal ⚽ 51' R. Llorente — Goal ⇄ 59' D. Pinter — Substitution ⇄ 63' Lucas Esteves — Substitution ⇄ 66' R. de Paul — Substitution ⇄ 67' D. Rodriguez — Substitution ⇄ 74' F. Mora — Substitution ⇄ 83' M. Silvetti — Substitution

Match events

4' 0:1 Atletico San Luis Goal D. Rodriguez assist: R. Torres
11' 1:1 Inter Miami Goal L. Messi assist: N. Allen
25' 1:1 Inter Miami var_goal_cancelled_-_offside D. Pinter
26' 2:1 Inter Miami Goal T. Segovia assist: N. Allen
44' 3:1 Inter Miami Goal L. Messi assist: N. Allen
45+3' 3:1 Inter Miami Yellow card I. Fray
45+7' 4:1 Inter Miami Goal Micael assist: L. Messi
51' 4:2 Atletico San Luis Goal R. Llorente assist: F. Mora
59' 4:2 Inter Miami Substitution D. Pinter off: M. Silvetti
63' 4:2 Atletico San Luis Substitution Lucas Esteves off: A. Cruz
66' 4:2 Inter Miami Substitution R. de Paul off: D. Ruiz
67' 4:2 Atletico San Luis Substitution D. Rodriguez off: R. Najera
74' 4:2 Atletico San Luis Substitution F. Mora off: L. Flores
83' 4:2 Inter Miami Substitution M. Silvetti off: D. Ayala

Statistics

45 Possession, % 55.00

5 Shots on target 7

2 Shots off target 7

2 Big chances 1

60 Attacks 86

1 Corners 7

13 Fouls 3

3 Free kicks 13

2 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 3

9 Throw-ins 23

All statistics

9 Aerial duels 9

98 Backward passes 118

1 Blocked shots 4

12 Clearances 2

4 Crosses 17

12 Dribbles 11

58 Failed passes 50

5 Goalkeeper saves 1

13 Interceptions 5

7 Key passes 17

29 Long passes 36

86 Passes into the final third 137

248 Passes in the opposition half 332

244 Passes in own half 283

0.63 Shot accuracy 0.39

2 Shots from outside the box 7

6 Shots inside the box 11

4 Aerial duels won 5

2 Successful crosses 7

6 Successful dribbles 7

9 Successful long passes 20

8 Successful tackles 8

430 Successful passes 548

13 Tackles 10

488 Total passes 598

Line-ups

Inter Miami

Starting XI
#	Player	number
34	Rocco Ríos Novo	34
16	Micael dos Santos Silva	16
17	Ian Charles Michael Fray	17
32	Noah James Allen	32
5	Casemiro	5
7	Rodrigo Javier De Paul	7
8	Telasco Segovia	8
42	J. Bright	42
10	Lionel Messi	10
56	D. Pinter	56

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Luis Eduardo Barraza	13
97	Dayne Tristan St. Clair	97
3	Sergio Reguilón	3
4	Facundo Mura	4
37	Maximiliano Joel Falcón Picart	37
70	Daniel Sumalla	70
76	Ezequiel Abadia-Reda	76
22	David Ayala	22
41	David Antonio Ochoa Posas	41
59	Preston Plembeck	59
24	M. Silvetti	24
54	Lovenes Delaunois	54

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Atletico San Luis

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Andrés Eduardo Sánchez Rodríguez	1
2	R. Torres	2
16	Lucas Esteves Souza	16
30	Benjamín Galindo Cruz	30
31	E. Águila	31
10	Sébastien Antoine Luc Salles-Lamonge	10
11	David Rodríguez Uribe	11
14	Miguel Alonso Garcia	14
21	Óscar Uriel Macías Mora	21
22	Sergio	22
99	Felipe Andrés Mora Aliaga	99