It was three straight home matches with three points for Atlanta United Saturday, as goals from Tito Villalba, Miguel Almiron and Josef Martinez dazzled yet another sold-out crowd at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Tata Martino stuck to his tried-and true lineup for MLS matches, with Josef Martinez back on the bench after a hard 90 minutes midweek. The ATL UTD XI vs Columbus Crew: Alec Kann (GK), Greg Garza (LB), Leandro Gonzalez Pirez (CB), Michael Parkhurst (CB), Tyrone Mears (RB), Carlos Carmona (CM), Jeff Larentowicz (CM), Yamil Asad (LW), Miguel Almiron (CAM), Julian Gressel (RW), Tito Villalba (ST).
Atlanta United thrives in fast starts, leading the league in goals scored in the first 15 minutes.