A third game within a six day span sees the Five Stripes on the road in Washington tonight as they take on D.C. United. Three wins in a row to capped off Rob Valentino’s temporary tenure, and now the baton is handed to Gonzalo Pineda with the hopes of a late push for the playoffs and beyond.
Atlanta United has lost five of six total visits to the nation’s capital, which is certainly not a record to be proud of. However, the current wave of good form combined with the attacking quartet of Martinez, Moreno, Barco, and Araujo continuing to build chemistry might be enough to see off Julian Gressel, Yamil Asad, and the rest of D.