Starting XI

Starting XI and roster notes: Atlanta United regular starters are back for home matchup against Chicago Fire

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Atlanta United Starting XI vs. Chicago Fire

Brad Guzan (C), Brooks Lennon, Noah Cobb, Derrick Williams, Caleb Wiley (Luis Abram - 85'), Bartosz Slisz (Jay Fortune - 64), Tristan Muyumba (Dax McCarty - 85'), Thiago Almada, Saba Lobjanidze, Xande Silva (Edwin Mosquera - 64'), Giorgos Giakoumakis (Jamal Thiaré - 64')

Atlanta United substitutes not used

Josh Cohen, Nick Firmino, Ronald Hernández, Tyler Wolff

Chicago Fire Starting XI

Chris Brady, Carlos Teran, Rafael Czichos, Jonathan Dean (Georgios Koutsias - 75'), Allan Arigoni (Chris Mueller - 75'), Maren Haile-Selassie, Brian Gutierrez (Xherdan Shaqiri - 61'), Fabian Herbers (C), Kellyn Acosta, Gaston Gimenez (Mauricio Pineda - 75'), Hugo Cuypers

Chicago Fire substitutes not used

Spencer Richey, Arnaud Souquet, Tom Barlow, Tobias Salquist, Federico Navarro

Scoring Summary

  1. ATL - Giakoumakis 45' (Lobjanidze, Silva)
  2. ATL - Jamal Thiaré 65' (Lennon, Lobjanidze)
  3. ATL - Jamal Thiare 90+5'

Disciplinary

  • ATL - Caleb Wiley 50' 🟨
  • CHI - Fabian Hebers 65' 🟨
  • CHI - Carlos Teran 84' 🟥
  • ATL - Brooks Lennon 90' 🟨

Roster Notes

  • Center back and 18-year-old Noah Cobb made his second consecutive start.
  • Giorgos Giakoumakis scored his fifth goal of the season, and his 22nd all-time in the MLS regular season, which is second-most in club history
  • Jamal Thiaré scored his first two goals with the club on his birthday.

Player Availability

  • Stian Gregersen is out due to a knee injury.
  • All six players who missed last weekend in Toronto due to international duty are back and available for selection.
Atlanta United Starting XI vs. Chicago Fire on Sunday March 31, 2024
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