Friday night’s disappointment was replaced by pure joy on Saturday as Atlanta United handily defeated visiting Inter Miami by a 5-2 score.
Although the nearly 72,000 fans in attendance didn’t get to watch Lionel Messi play on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium turf, they did get to witness a thrilling seven-goal game that added three points to Atlanta United’s account this season.
The Five Stripes now have 45 points from 29 games and a 12-8-9 record.
The starting XI was unchanged from the one that fell 2-1 to FC Cincinnati last week. Saba Lobjanidze started on the bench but Jamal Thiare - the club’s latest addition - was absent from the 18-man squad.