It had been just over 4 months since Atlanta United had won a match away from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a 1-0 win over LD Alajuelanse in the opening leg of the Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 on April 6. You’d have to go back to October 3, 2020, to find its last away win in MLS play: a 4-0 demolition of D.C. United at Audi Field.
With Josef Martinez serving his suspension for Wednesday’s red card ejection at CF Montréal, those streaks—along with a 12-match winless stretch for the Five Stripes—came to a long-awaited end at Lower.