Welcome back from the nightmare that was the international break. Atlanta United return to action a man lighter after Josef Martinez was put on the shelf for 4-6 weeks with a quad injury suffered playing for Venezuela. This leaves the club and Tata Martino in an unfamiliar position three matches into the season. How do you replace the most in-form player in the league? There are a few options, which we covered earlier in the week here.
If trying to find a new lineup combination to succeed with wasn’t already difficult, they’ll be trying to do so against the reigning MLS Champion Seattle Sounders.