Atlanta stuns Inter Miami late to force decisive Game 3

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Atlanta United FC finished a whopping 34 points behind Lionel Messi and star-studded Inter Miami CF during the regular season.

Now, the Five Stripes have a shot at pulling off a stunning upset of the best team in Major League Soccer.

Xande Silva scored with about a minute to go in stoppage time shortly after a goal by Messi was waved off by a clear offside, giving ninth-seeded United a 2-1 victory over Miami on Saturday night to even the best-of-three first-round MLS playoff series at one game apiece.

"We've been the so-called underdogs every week," said Derrick Williams, who scored Atlanta's first goal. "We're in fight-or-flight mode, and we're…