Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba are in the starting line-up for Inter Miami for the play-off match against Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday evening. But the fourth former Barcelona star, midfielder Sergio Busquets, did not travel due to an unknown illness.

The rest of Miami’s starting XI consists of goalkeeper Drake Callender; defensemen Marcelo Weigandt, Tomas Aviles, David Martinez, Noah Allen; midfielders Fede Redondo, Diego Gomez and Yannick Bright.

Atlanta United opened the stadium at full capacity for the match, anticipating a possible sellout of 71,000. The last time these two teams played here, a 2-2 draw on September 18, there were 67,795 spectators in the building.

Top-seeded Miami, which set a league record for most points in a season (74 over 34 games), aims to clinch the best-of-three series after winning Game 1 at home 2-1 last Friday. Suarez and Alba scored, and Messi had an assist.

Atlanta United, which entered the playoffs as a wild card, will try to stay alive and force a Game 3, which was scheduled for Nov. 9 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.

“I’m already curious what that place will look like,” Atlanta interim coach Rob Valentino said of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “My message to the team was that these people are ready to cheer you on. The three of you have been on the road to reaching the playoffs and you can feel the excitement coming back for them. Even all the people who come to (Lionel) Messi, no problem. I think it’s great because in the end, just like last time when things went well, they were cheering (for us) too. I get it, come see the superstars, come see our team fight and compete, but these guys aren’t done yet.

Atlanta’s starting lineup is: goaltender/captain Brad Guzan, who made eight saves in Game 1; defensemen Ronald Hernandez, Derrick Williams, Luis Abram, Pedro Amador; midfielders Bartosz Slisz, Saba Lobajanidze, Dax McCarty, Jay Fortune, Alexey Miranchuk; and forward Jamal Thiare.

The 7 p.m. match will air on Apple TV MLS Season Pass.

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