Philadelphia Union Head Coach Jim Curtin scheduled seven preseason matches ahead of the 2020 MLS season so his squad – coming off the club’s most successful season in history – would be pushed to hit their stride from matchday one. The Union got their first test of the year Wednesday morning and fell 4-0 to an Atlanta United side in full prep mode for Concacaf Champions League. The result wasn’t what Curtin and the Boys in Blue wanted, but in preseason it’s less about results than development, rhythm, and form. Here are the key takeaways from the match.
Homegrowns on display
Four Union homegrowns started the match and went the full distance against an Atlanta United’s first choice starting XI that featured Josef Martinez, Pity Martinez and Ezequiel Barco.