Miami had just three regular starters in the lineup that day, Drake Callender, Marcelo Weigandt and Julian Gressel. Messi, Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba were left out of the starting lineup to rest, and Sergio Busquets was suspended for yellow card accumulation. Martino was also suspended and watched the game from a stadium suite.

Jordi Alba turned a pass from Messi into the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute in the opening game of a best-of-three first round Major League Soccer playoff series.

Goals from Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez sealed a 2–1 home victory for Inter Miami against Atlanta United in Round One of the MLS Cup Playoffs.