Atlanta United is coming off a three-game-in-seven-day span that resulted in a perfect nine points. Their reward? Another three-game-in-seven-day span. Only this time, a lot more travel is required. In these seven days, Atlanta will have faced Orlando at home (a 1-0 win), Vancouver on the road, and the New York Red Bulls on the road. The Five Stripes are off to a good start with a win against Orlando, but the real test awaits.
The biggest news for this week’s matches came when head coach Frank de Boer announced that both Michael Parkhurst and Darlington Nagbe will not travel with the team to Vancouver.