Saturday night at Lower.com Field was special, there’s no denying that. The Columbus Crew tied the team’s record with a 6-1 win, something the club had only done two other times in its 27 years of existence, according to Transfermarkt.
There were plenty of reasons to celebrate. Without four key starters in goalkeeper Eloy Room, center back Milos Degenek, creative midfielder Lucas Zelarayan and star forward Cucho Hernandez all out, the Black & Gold dismantled Atlanta United, the Eastern Conference’s top team heading into the weekend, who admittedly also had important players out as well.