With their season on the line and the best team in MLS coming to visit, D.C. United need a performance. Boy did they get one! This was D.C. at their very best as they dismantled a viciously dangerous Atlanta United to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Goals from Luciano Acosta, twice, and Wayne Rooney, who also played a key part in both of Acosta’s goals and in the move that led to his penalty, ensured that D.C. went home with the vital three points in their back pockets.
Here are three things we learned from the 3-1 win.