Info to know: Atlanta United vs. Inter Miami

Atlanta United (8-12-8) will host Inter Miami (19-4-5) at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game will be televised on AppleTV, and you can follow Doug Roberson’s coverage on X (formerly Twitter) @DougRobersonAJC.

Inter Miami manager: Gerardo Martino

Atlanta United home record: 5-6-3

Inter Miami away record: 9-2-2

Atlanta United goals for/against: 36/40

Atlanta United expected goals for/against: 41.2/39.9

Inter Miami goals for/against: 65/41

Inter Miami expected goals for/against: 43.2/43.2

Inter Miami key players

Luis Suarez: 17 goals, six assists

Lionel Messi: 14 goals, 14 assists

Atlanta United key players

Saba Lobjanidze: Six goals, seven assists

Daniel Rios: Six goals, two assists

Injury reports (as of Sept. 16)

Atlanta United

Out: Ronald Hernandez (ankle) and Quentin Westberg (concussion)

Questionable: Xande Silva (foot)

Inter Miami

Out: Sergio Busquets (yellow-card accumulation), Tomas Aviles (yellow-card accumulation)

What was said

“I still believe we can beat any team in this league. Miami is another opponent, and we have to take our responsibilities. So we have to go for the win, and I still believe we can win against Miami.” – Saba Lobjanidze

“What I have preached to them about every single day, is that it’s how you do it, it’s how you do your work. Every single day, you show up the exact same to be better every single day at a certain standard that we’ve talked about. We need actions out of them. And it’s not a faucet where you can just switch it on, switch it off. It doesn’t work that way. There’s a reason why players make it to elite levels, and it’s not by doing it sometimes or when you feel like it or against this team or that team. It’s about doing it every single day to the top standard that you can do it with.” – interim manager Rob Valentino

Officiating crew

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Assistants: Jeffrey Greeson and Nick Uranga

Fourth Official: Alyssa Nichols

VAR: Younes Marrakchi

AVAR: Ian McKay

Atlanta United’s predicted 11

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan

Centerback Luis Abram

Centerback Stian Gregersen

Right fullback Brooks Lennon

Left fullback Pedro Amador

Midfielder Dax McCarty

Midfielder Tristan Muyumba

Midfielder Alexey Miranchuk

Midfielder Edwin Mosquera

Midfielder Saba Lobjanidze

Striker Jamal Thiare

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Atlanta United’s 2024 schedule

Feb. 24 Columbus 1, Atlanta United 0

March 9 Atlanta United 4, New England 1

March 17 Atlanta United 2, Orlando 0

March 23 Toronto 2, Atlanta United 0

March 31 Atlanta United 3, Chicago 0

April 6 Atlanta United 1, NYCFC 1

April 14 Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia 2

April 20 Cincinnati 2, Atlanta United 1

April 27 Atlanta United 1, Chicago 1

May 4 Minnesota 2, Atlanta United 1

May 7 Atlanta United 3, Charlotte Independence 0 in U.S. Open Cup