2019 MLS Regular Season - Week 2
Atlanta United vs. FC Cincinnati
Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta
March 10 - 6:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN, ESPN Deportes (USA); TSN4 (Canada)
For the first time since winning MLS Cup 2018 in front of a record crowd of 73,019 people, Atlanta United are back at Mercedes-Benz Stadium when hosting MLS debutants FC Cincinnati on Sunday.
High-flying Atlanta was the only MLS team not to score a goal in Week 1, suffering a 2-0 loss to Eastern Conference rival D.C. United on the road. Meanwhile, FC Cincinnati's first-ever MLS game got off to a soaring start on a stunning volley by Leonardo Bertone, only to suffer a 4-1 loss at the Seattle Sounders. It doesn't get any easier for the expansion side.
Atlanta United
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Franco Escobar (D) - fractured right clavicle
- QUESTIONABLE: Julian Gressel (M) - ankle injury
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: None
FC Cincinnati
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Jimmy McLaughlin (M) - right ACL surgery
- QUESTIONABLE: Greg Garza (D) - quad injury
- QUESTIONABLE: Emery Welshman (F) - hamstring injury
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: None
Series Matchup at Atlanta United
- This is the first all-time meeting
Officials
- Referee: Allen Chapman
- Assistant Referees: Jeremy Hanson, Brian Dunn
- 4th Official: Joseph Dickerson
- VAR: Edvin Jurisevic