Isn’t being an expansion team supposed to be difficult?
It hasn’t looked it for Atlanta United, who are sitting pretty in second place in the Eastern Conference heading into their visit to Toronto FC on Saturday night. Gerardo Martino’s team have accumulated seven points from their first four games, their 11 goals scored topped only by the Portland Timbers, and held the Seattle Sounders to a 0-0 draw away from home last time out.
Much like the Sporting Kansas City match on just over a week ago, then, this will be a tough fixture for Toronto, though they will benefit from having Jozy Altidore back in the lineup and Justin Morrow fit to start.