Josef Martinez took home MVP honors thanks to a 26th minute goal as the MLS All-Stars and Juventus ended full-time at one goal apiece. In the nobody-will-be-seated-during-the-after-90-minutes-penalty-shootout afterward, Juventus “won” 5-4.
Juventus struck first when a cross found Andrea Favilli in the box. The lead wouldn’t last thanks to MLS’ leading scorer.
Moments after the goal, Martinez did what he does best. Score ugly.
From there out, an exhibition soccer game definitely continued to take place. Five Atlanta United players took the pitch, the most of any MLS team. All this happened before a crowd of 72,312, the second-largest All-Star game in history across all sports in North American history.