Last Stop: Portland
There were absences to pay attention to for both sides when Atlanta United played their sixth road match in their last seven contests. This time at Providence Park against the Timbers.
There would be no Greg Garza in the back for Atlanta. Unsurprisingly, Mark Bloom got the start as a part of Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s back four alongside Leandro Gonzalez-Pires, Michael Parkhurst, and Tyrone Mears.
The most interesting aspect of the Starting XI was that Tito Villalba was up top with Yamil Asad, Miguel Almiron, and Julian Gressel in the midfield.