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Marcelino Moreno impresses teammates, staff in Atlanta United debut

Despite being unable to even meet his coaches and teammates — let alone train with them — Atlanta United’s new designated player Marcelino Moreno showed off his talent in its rawest form in an hour of action against New York Red Bulls Saturday night.

Having recently arrived to Atlanta, the Argentine was forced to quarantine for a minimum of 10 days before being allowed to have contact with any non-medical Atlanta United personnel per the league’s COVID-19 safety protocols.

So it was a surprise to many that when Stephen Glass’s lineup for the match was released at 5 p.