Good morning, y’all. Depending on when you’re waking up, we might be minutes away from an Atlanta United match. It might still be too early to think clearly but trust me, this really is happening.
Atlanta United and FC Cincinnati are set to duke it out in a battle of Round One losers in an important match to decide whether this MLS is Back tournament really matters or not. Cincy, emerging from Hell is Real with a 4-0 humbling from their Columbus neighbors, had the worse of the Saturday results, but both squads will need a win if they want a healthy chance of progressing from Group E into the Round of 16.