A pair of first half goals from Ezequiel Barco and Emerson Hyndman led Atlanta United to a 2-1 victory over Nashville SC in the club’s 2020 MLS Regular Season opener. Laurence Wyke, who signed a short-term loan agreement earlier in the day on Saturday, came on as a substitute at halftime for Franco Escobar, and helped keep a second-half clean sheet to preserve the victory.
Frank de Boer’s lineup, to kickoff the 25th Major League Soccer season was similar to Tuesday nights Concacaf Champions League second leg against Motagua. The full XI: Brad Guzan, Franco Escobar, Anton Walkes, Fernando Meza, Brooks Lennon, Eric Remedi, Emerson Hyndman, Pity Martínez, Ezequiel Barco, Pity Martínez, Josef Martinez.