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Inter Miami CF Earns Fourth Consecutive Win with 2-1 Victory against Atlanta United

June 19 Match Time Change: Atlanta United vs. Inter Miami CF

April 24, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Inter Miami CF News Release

Inter Miami CF earned a 2-1 win over Atlanta United on Sunday afternoon at DRV PNK Stadium. The win marked a club-record fourth consecutive victory for Inter Miami, as the team was led by goal scorers Leonardo Campana and Bryce Duke. Heineken Man of the Match Campana now has five goals and two assists in the last four games, while Duke scored his first goal in MLS and for Inter Miami.

Lineup Notes

Inter Miami kicked off with a starting XI one change from its last MLS match, a win on the road against the Seattle Sounders; Nick Marsman started in goal; DeAndre Yedlin, Damion Lowe, Aimé Mabika and Chris McVey started in defense; Mo Adams, Jean Mota, and Robert Taylor formed the midfield trio; Robbie Robinson and Ariel Lassiter started on the wings, flanking striker Campana.

The match marked the return of a number of players to the squad, including midfielder Victor Ulloa, who recovered from injury to feature in the matchday 18 for the first time this season. Kieran Gibbs and Gonzalo Higuaín also returned from recent injuries to feature in the matchday squad. Mo Adams returned to the starting XI in place of the suspended Gregore, appearing against his former team. Yedlin, meanwhile, donned the captain’s armband for the first time with Inter Miami in the absence of captain Gregore.

Match Action

It was Atlanta who opened the scoring on the day; a corner was delivered into the box and was deflected around, eventually falling to Ronaldo Cisneros, who tucked his effort away to make it 0-1.

Inter MIami, however, responded with a sensational goal to equalize in the 28th minute; a one-two down the right wing saw Lassiter play Yedlin through towards the endline, who then clipped a cross to Campana at the far post. The Ecuadorian acrobatically brought the ball down with a soft touch on the turn and fired a low shot from a tight angle across goal and inside the far post for the equalizer. The goal marked…

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