Lionel Messi is expected to return to MLS action for Inter Miami CF after missing matches against the Houston Dynamo and Charlotte FC.

Atlanta United are all set to host Inter Miami in round four of the MLS 2025 fixture. The hosts are in the 11th place on the points table.

The fourth weekend of MLS action is here and still features some teams without a blemish on their season, while others look to prove themselves. After three weeks, no teams have looked better than the perfect-record Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Philadelphia Union.

It'll be a quick turnaround for Miami, as they are set to face Cavalier FC in Jamaica in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie on Thursday. Messi has not played a part in either of his side's last three games, but the Herons have been rolling without their captain, currently riding a four-game winning streak in all competitions.

Atlanta is winless in two in its start to the Ronny Deila managerial era, settling for a 0-0 draw against the NY Red Bulls last weekend. But striker Emmanuel Latte Lath appears to be out of the league's concussion protocol in time for the encounter. And of course, the last time these sides met, this happened: