Saturday not only marks the return to the pitch for Atlanta United after nearly two weeks without action. But the talk at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground this week was about the return of Darlington Nagbe, who re-joined training this week following a nearly three-month injury absence. It’s a return of an important player for Atlanta United, and the players were fully aware of that during training this week.
“He’s a top player in this league, an excellent player,” Chris McCann told reporters. “He’s a big player for us and there’s been some matches we probably could’ve had him and missed him.