And so Atlanta United 2.5 begins. As restarts go, it wasn’t bad. The trouble is, it wasn’t all that good either.
Nashville SC is hardly a powerhouse opponent. Aside from being an expansion team of the old style (which is to say, weak), they missed out entirely on the MLS Is Back tournament and had only played their bubble-bursting cohort FC Dallas since. In fact, in 5 games they have only played 3 teams (the Portland Timbers being the third) and have totaled just 4 points. Considering they have only scored 2 goals so far, I guess that’s impressive in its own way.