Lionel Messi’s first appearance in the Major League Soccer postseason has come to an end with a first-round exit, putting a sour end to a historic season for Inter Miami. Messi scored his first postseason goal in the 65th minute to tie the match at 2,

There will be no MLS Cup for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami this year. Atlanta United saw to that with a massive upset, sending the game’s most decorated player and biggest-spending team home earlier than anyone imagined.

Inter Miami practiced on Friday thinking there was no way Sergio Busquets was going to play in its win-or-else playoff match against Atlanta United. Busquets — who coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said was ruled out for Saturday's game — received medical clearance on Friday afternoon to play and is being listed as questionable.