Forward Xande Silva ’s 95th-minute goal lifted Atlanta United to a shocking 2-1 win at home Saturday in front of 68,455. Mercedes-Benz Stadium turned into a raucous atmosphere familiar to anyone who watched the team’s early years, which had formed Atlanta into a soccer city.

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

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.