Atlanta United’s stellar form coming out of the Leagues Cup break ended on Wednesday when it fell 2-1 to FC Cincinnati at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The loss punched the visitors’ ticket to the playoffs and brought the Five Stripes to a screeching halt. Atlanta stays sixth in the East, but now finds itself five points behind 2nd place New England and three points behind third-place Orlando.
Atlanta United rolled out the same starting XI for the third consecutive match. Edwin Mosquera was again given the start over Saba Lobjanidze who may get his first start against FC Dallas on Saturday.