Just days ago, Atlanta United were in Kennesaw for the second leg of its Concacaf Champions League round of 16 matchup against Herediano. This weekend, it’s in the nation’s capital to kick off its third MLS season against D.C. United. For all the success the league champions have had over its first two years, Washington has been a place of horrors: inside the District, Atlanta are 0-3-0 and have been outscored 6-2. Will that change on Sunday?
Steven Streff covers D.C. United for our sister blog, Black and Red United. I chatted with him about a couple of new faces on the club’s roster, its ambitions for 2019 after a torrid end to 2018, and the man up top wearing No.