The rivalry has taken twists and turns and may not even be a rivalry anymore, but the New York Red Bulls still seem to love playing in Atlanta.
The Red Bulls extended their unbeaten regular season record against Atlanta United and notched their first road clean sheet of 2021, but couldn’t score themselves as the match ended in a 0-0 draw at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Gerhard Struber’s young lineup survived waves of injuries and yellow cards to escape with a scoreless draw at the league’s most imposing venue.
Struber rolled out his team with a slight adjustment from recent matches where fullback Tom Edwards was deployed as a defensive midfielder - this time Edwards lined up deep as a third center back along with Sean Nealis and Andres Reyes.