{"id":15769,"date":"2024-06-02T11:22:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T03:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/news\/?p=15769"},"modified":"2024-06-02T11:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T03:22:59","slug":"lobjanidze-overpowers-messi-as-atlanta-beats-mls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/football\/lobjanidze-overpowers-messi-as-atlanta-beats-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Lobjanidze Outshines Messi as Atlanta Upsets MLS Leaders Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia international Saba Lobjanidze overshadowed Lionel Messi by scoring twice, leading struggling <a href=\"https:\/\/news.24hscore.com\/football\/club\/atalanta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta <\/a>United to a stunning 3-1 victory over league leaders Inter Miami in Major League Soccer on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lobjanidze shocked the star-studded Miami lineup with two long-range goals, one on either side of halftime, propelling Atlanta to a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Argentina superstar Messi sparked hopes of a comeback for the home side by scoring to make it 2-1, but Atlanta regained their two-goal advantage when Jamal Thiare slotted in Caleb Wiley&#8217;s cross in the 73rd minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get real-time <a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">football scores<\/a> here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? MATCHDAY 17 SCORE THREAD ?<br><br>Saba Lobjanidze&#39;s brace lifts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLUTD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ATLUTD<\/a> to a dominating road win at Inter Miami. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hxHiDj9THX\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hxHiDj9THX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/1795994348225540489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Lobjanidze took the spotlight with his brace, Messi&#8217;s World Cup-winning Argentina teammate Thiago Almada was the standout performer for the visitors, setting up two goals with superb individual skill and constantly troubling Inter\u2019s shaky defense throughout the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the defeat, Miami remains at the top of the Eastern Conference with 34 points from 17 games, as their nearest rivals Cincinnati also lost on Wednesday, falling 2-0 at home to Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miami, featuring Messi along with former Barcelona teammates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba, struggled to gain control against a lively Atlanta side that hadn&#8217;t won a league match since March 31st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atlanta signaled their attacking intent early, with midfielder Brooks Lennon sending a low shot just wide after only 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lobjanidze gave Atlanta the lead just before halftime with a brilliant individual effort, driving forward from midfield and launching a powerful, precise shot into the top corner past Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lobjanidze, set to be part of Georgia&#8217;s squad for next month&#8217;s European Championship, netted his second goal at the 59-minute mark after Almada&#8217;s impressive trickery initiated an Atlanta counter-attack. Lobjanidze&#8217;s curling shot took a slight deflection before beating Callender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miami was jolted into action by the second Atlanta goal, and it was Messi who offered the Eastern Conference leaders a glimmer of hope with a goal out of nothing in the 62nd minute, advancing and firing a low, long-range shot into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Atlanta continued to pose a threat on the counter-attack and secured their 3-1 lead in the 73rd minute when more excellent play from Almada enabled Wiley to cross for Senegalese striker Thiare, who prodded the ball into the net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia international Saba Lobjanidze overshadowed Lionel Messi by scoring twice, leading struggling Atlanta United to a stunning 3-1 victory over league leaders Inter Miami in Major League Soccer on Wednesday. Lobjanidze shocked the star-studded Miami lineup with two long-range goals, one on either side of halftime, propelling Atlanta to a 2-0 lead. 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