Atlanta United entered its match against FC Cincinnati looking to answer some key questions: what would the team look like under new manager Rob Valentino? Would there still be man marking? Which of the teams would hilariously give up a late lead? Would the team’s performance improve after being fully hydrated and properly fed for the first time since February? How many hat tricks would Josef score?
In the end two struggling teams played their guts out and Cinci scored first to take a lead and then followed the script they’d written all season and blew it.
Atlanta United lined up in a 4-3-3 with Ronald Hernandez lined up at left back in something of a surprising pick for manager Josef Martinez Rob Valentino.