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The night Juanjo Purata became an Atlanta United legend

It’s been a long and tiresome season full of negativity and pessimism. So, it’s really nice to be able to write about something fun and positive. A new Atlanta United legend was born on September 10, 2022. Thy name is Juan Jose Sanchez Purata.

Better known as Juanjo, the little-talked about loan signing was brought in as emergency cover due to a rash of injuries. No one expected the defender to offer much other than an needed body to eat up minutes. A couple of months later and the Mexican has won himself a spot in the hearts of the Atlanta United faithful for the rest of time.