It’s 3 wins on the bounce for Atlanta United following its 1-0 victory over last-place Toronto FC on Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In Toronto’s defense (defence), it gave a fairly good account of itself, with Atlanta failing to add to its lead and counting itself fortunate that Ezequiel Barco’s 20th-minute goal stood up.
And all of a sudden, Atlanta sit on 24 points, level with the Columbus Crew and 3 points behind D.C. United and CF Montréal. Results on Wednesday certainly broke the way of the Five Stripes: the Crew dropped their 5th straight in a 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls, 10-man Montréal failed to register a shot during a scoreless draw at FC Cincinnati, and D.