Atlanta United were riding high last week after scoring five against Portland. This week, they came crashing back down to earth with a disastrous 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Columbus Crew.
Major lineup changes were in order after seven players received national team call ups including Luis Abram, Miles Robinson, Giorgos Giakoumakis and recent sensation Thiago Almada. Gonzalo Pineda adjusted his starting lineup by handing 17-year-old Noah Cobb his MLS debut to fill in for Miles Robinson.
In midfield, Pineda played a bit of musical chairs moving Amara Sejdic to fill the attacking midfielder position and deploying Santiago Sosa in the number eight role for the Argentine’s first start of the season.