Both teams scored two goals in the first season, but the results were very different. Atlanta United trailed the San Jose Earthquakes for most of the game before Almada scored twice in second-half stoppage time to score three points. Toronto also had a last-minute goal in the game, but Theodore Koo-Dee Pietro scored for DC United. The late score left Toronto a point behind and gave the Reds their sixth straight loss since last season.
The two clubs played against each other twice last season and last met on 10 September 2022. Center back Juanjo Purata scored a hat-trick with a header as Atlanta United won 4-2 at home.
Thiago Almada (Atalanta United) – Atlanta United midfielder was named MLS Player of the Day for his historic performance against the San Jose Earthquakes. More good news came for Almada on Friday when it was announced that he had been called up for Argentina’s first friendly match against their country’s World Cup winners. If it’s a close game approaching second-half stoppage time on Saturday, every eye in the building – and those watching MLS season tickets at home – will be looking for Atlanta’s No. 1 player. twenty three.
Mark Anthony Kay (Toronto) It was one of the biggest trades of the 2022 MLS offseason when the Colorado Rapids sent Kay to Toronto. Kay, a native of Toronto, returned to his hometown MLS club and represented his country at the World Cup. Kaye gave his hometown of the Reds the lead in the 83rd minute against DC United last weekend, catching a free-kick from Toronto forward Federico Bernardeschi, another sharpshooter.
Our first game in the Eastern Conference
Post time: Mar-23-2023