Who had the Juanjo Purata hat trick on their bingo card?
Atlanta United battled to a 4-2 win Saturday evening over Toronto FC, courtesy of Purata and a Thiago Almada golazo. Entirely unscripted MLS-after-dark territory, this one was. But it just feels sublime to see another win, especially after the controversial week the Five Stripes have endured.
Purata’s header hat-trick made him the second ever full-time defender to score a hat trick in MLS, and the first player since 2010 to score three headers in a match. Also, the last seven Atlanta United goals before Almada’s golazo have been headers, which is the longest stretch of consecutive header goals since 2010, courtesy of OptaJack.