In front of a record crowd of 72,317 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri and the MLS All-Stars lost to Serie A's Juventus F.C. on penalties Thursday night in Atlanta in the 2018 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target.
The attendance for #MLSAllStar at Mercedes-Benz Stadium is 72,317. It's the largest crowd for a standalone All-Star Game, and the second-largest for any North American professional league.
It's also the sixth-largest attendance of any game of any type in #MLS history — MLS Communications (@MLS_PR) August 2, 2018In an entertaining and open game, Juventus jumped on the board first with a nicely placed shot from Andrea Favilli in the 21st minute.