Pre-Match: Atlanta United travel out to Los Angeles for the first time in their history. A match-up with Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s LA Galaxy awaits. The Five Stripes are riding a five-game unbeaten run coming into this one, while the Galaxy are sitting on 10 points, three less than Atlanta.
Health has been an issue for Tata Martino as his lineup has continuously shuffled over the past few weeks. Slowly but surely players are regaining fitness. Both Tito Villalba and Franco Escobar returned to training this week, although it’s unlikely we’ll see the former in LA.