One of the criticism of Tata Martino at Atlanta United is that his teams are too focused on playing “beautiful” soccer than they are at gutting out results when they need to.
That was put to rest on Sunday night during Leg 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Eric Remedi’s first professional goal in the first half stood up as Atlanta weathered New York City FC to win 1-0 and return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium with a huge away goal in its favor. It was just NYCFC’s second loss at Yankee Stadium all year long.