Messi was absent due to muscle fatigue, and Miami lost 2-5 to Atalanta.

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n the match on September 17th, Atalanta faced Inter Miami at home. Messi and Alba did not play, and in the first half, Campagna scored a goal. However, Atalanta scored three consecutive goals, including a own goal by Kamal Miller, and at halftime, Inter Miami trailed 1-3.

In the second half, Campagna scored another goal to narrow the gap to one point, but Akumakis and Wolf scored to help the home team Atalanta defeat Inter Miami 5-2. This was Inter Miami's first defeat since Messi's debut.

After the match, Inter Miami coach Martino said, "Messi's muscles were a bit fatigued, and playing him in this game would have posed a greater risk for us, so we chose not to take the risk. As long as his physical condition is good, there is no problem, and we will wait for a few more days."

After this loss, Inter Miami is currently 7 points behind Washington United, who hold the playoff play-in spot and are in 9th place in the league standings. However, Inter Miami still has two games in hand.

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The game was clearly missing Messi, and Inter Miami seemed to struggle without him.