FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – It’s been more than a year since the New England Revolution’s only previous visit to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but for those who were on the field that night last September, the memories are still fresh.
A pair of first-half red cards – both issued after Video Review – reduced the Revs to nine men and they struggled to cope against then-expansion-side Atlanta United FC, conceding four goals before the halftime break en route to a 7-0 loss, marking the largest margin of defeat in club history.
“Obviously we remember it,” said Andrew Farrell, one of eight current Revolution players who featured in that match.