After preparing to come on before a goal changed the strategy in week 1 and watching from the bench again in week two, a red card suspension for Marco Fabián could clear the way not only for a debut but for a first MLS start for 18-year-old Philadelphia Union homegrown midfielder Brenden Aaronson.
“I’m not scare to start him,” head coach Jim Curtin said during his weekly press conference on Wednesday. “You can talk about how tough it is to go to Atlanta, the environment, 60,000 fans, but once the whistle blows it’s still soccer and he’s comfortable and he’s shown that he can handle pressure, can handle tight spaces, can handle all the things you ask of a top MLS player.