Inter Miami CF will look to continue their strong start to the 2025 MLS season on Sunday when they visit Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Matchday 4.
Miami has had a busy start to the 2025 campaign, taking on three MLS matches and four games in the Concacaf Champions Cup, only dropping a result once with a 2–2 draw against New York City FC on MLS opening day.
In the Champions Cup, the Herons made quick work of Sporting Kansas City and Jamaica’s Cavalier FC, advancing to the quarterfinals against LAFC. In MLS, they enter Sunday’s clash riding a two-game win streak, having beaten the Houston Dynamo and Charlotte FC.
After three games, they sit second in the Eastern Conference on seven points, while Atlanta sits 11 on four.
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Although the results have gone Miami’s way, discipline has been an issue in their league games. Through three matchdays, head coach Javier Mascherano’s team has been shown a red card in each match but have navigated the issues through skilled attacking play and a possession-focused approach.
For Sunday, the club will need to turn to third-choice goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo, with No. 1 goalkeeper Drake Callender still recovering from an injury, and backup–turn starter Oscar Ustari, suspended after last week’s red card.
Will Lionel Messi help Inter Miami find revenge?
Yet, all eyes will be on Lionel Messi and whether the veteran Argentine will feature in the match, having not played in the club’s last two MLS matches before scoring in a substitute appearance in the Champions Cup win midweek in Jamaica.
