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

Atlanta becomes one of three MLS teams to force a deciding match in the first round of the playoffs, with three Game 2s still to go.

Born in Porto, Portugal, on 16 March 1997, Alexandre Nascimento da Costa e Silva, known as Xande Silva, showed an early passion for soccer. Starting his journey with FC Alverca, S