With an offseason that lasted one-hundred and eleven days, there was ample time to indulge in the possibilities of how Gabriel Heinze’s proprietorship of Atlanta United would play out. And while it hasn’t been perfect, the opening month of the Argentine’s management has been a welcome sight. The horrors of 2020 have been washed away and the Five Stripes are taking slow but steady steps back to once again challenging for MLS supremacy.
The season kicked off with a visit to the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto and the undefeated Alajuelense in the CCL Round of 16.