Sure, Tierra del Fuego is 2,000 miles from Buenos Aires where the Argentine connected players Atlanta United signed are from or play, but there is no denying that Atlanta United is being built around a core of young players connected to the country. United looks set to start the MLS season in remarkably good shape for an expansion team. Darren Eales, Carlos Bocanegra, and Tata Martino have gone all-in on MLS 3.0 - focusing on young promising talent from Latin America to form the core of the team.
While adding two prominent USMNT players in Greg Garza and Brad Guzan made news, the moves that made the most headlines this off-season were on the acquisitions of players that fit the mold of Mauro Díaz rather than Frank Lampard.