First, nothing is guaranteed. Let’s get that settled now. Just because Atlanta United comes home to play Columbus Crew in Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday doesn’t mean there will be a decisive game three.
Columbus has been unnaturally good at the Benz, relatively speaking, but Atlanta will have to shake off the 2-0 defeat in Ohio if they wish to have another chance to win this series.
The biggest issue with Wednesday’s match was simple: you can’t win a game taking one shot. The ball was progressed decently; Columbus was never going to make that part easy.