Sporting Kansas City’s home unbeaten run was snapped at 10 regular season matches in a 3-0 defeat to Atlanta United FC on Sunday night at Children’s Mercy Park. Josef Martinez scored twice and Ezequiel Barco added a goal and two assists as the reigning MLS Cup champions (3-3-2, 11 points) handed Sporting (2-3-4, 10 points) their first regular season home loss since July 2018.
With eight players out injured and midfielder Gianluca Busio joining the United States U-17 Men’s National Team for the Concacaf U-17 Championship, Manager Peter Vermes fielded a reshuffled lineup against the reigning MLS Cup champions.