inter miami vs atlanta united | Lionel Messi comes off bench in Inter Miami draw at Atlanta

Lionel Messi was limited to a second-half appearance as a substitute as Inter Miami drew 2-2 at Atlanta United on Wednesday night.With the Herons playing their second of three games within a week, Messi began the match on the bench. Coach Gerardo Martino had said he didn't want to overwork his star player, who is coming back from an injury with the club in the midst of a busy stretch.To the delight of many of the 67,795 fans in attendance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Messi came onto the field to join the action in the 61st minute, replacing Julian Gressel.Just two minutes earlier, Miami had retaken the lead through Leonardo Campana's deflected strike shortly after Atlanta's Saba Lobjanidze had canceled out David Ruiz's opener for the visitors from South Florida.Messi had a shot saved with a chance to extend his side's lead but a spectacular late equalizer from Atlanta's Russia international Aleksei Miranchuk meant Miami's run of five-straight MLS victories came to an end.