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Starting XI and roster notes: Atlanta United travels north of the border for meeting with Toronto FC

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Atlanta United Starting XI vs. Toronto FC

Quentin Westberg, Brooks Lennon, Miles Robinson (C), Juanjo Purata, Caleb Wiley (Andrew Gutman - 65'), Amar Sejdić (Machop Chol - 65'), Santiago Sosa, Matheus Rossetto, Luiz Araújo, Derrick Etienne Jr. (Luis Abram - 83'), Giorgos Giakoumakis (Miguel Berry - 50')

Atlanta United reserves not used

Clément Diop, Jay Fortune, Ronald Hernández, Aiden McFadden, Tyler Wolff

Toronto FC Starting XI

Sean Johnson, Lukas MacNaughton, Sigurd Rosted, Richie Laryea, Raoul Petretta (Lorenzo Insigne - 77'), Mark-Anthony Kaye, Jonathan Osorio (C), Brandon Servania, Alonso Coello (Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty - HT), Federico Bernardeschi, Jordan Perruzza (Ayo Akinola - HT)

Yellow Cards

  • TOR - Federico Bernardeschi 🟨 63'
  • ATL - Machop Chol 🟨 77'

Scoring Summary

  1. ATL - Giorgos Giakoumakis (Lennon) 6' ⚽
  2. TOR - Richie Laryea (Bernardeschi) 43' ⚽
  3. ATL - Machop Chol (Araujo, Gutman) 76' ⚽
  4. TOR - Brandon Servania (Marshall-Rutty, Osorio) 90+4' ⚽

Player Availability

  • Thiago Almada missed the match (lower leg) and is day-to-day.
  • Brad Guzan was unavailable (MCL).
  • Franco Ibarra was unavailable due to a red card suspension.

Roster Notes

  • Quentin Westberg made his club debut and first start for the club.
  • Machop Chol scored his first career goal. It was his 18th MLS appearance.
  • With his goal, striker Giorgos Giakoumakis has scored in four consecutive matches, which is the third longest streak in club history and the longest since Josef Martinez scored in 15 straight games in 2019.
  • Matheus Rossetto returned to the starting lineup for the first time since March 4. In the previous meeting with Toronto, he scored his first career goal.
  • Miles Robinson wore the captain's armband for the first time this season.
  • Clément Diop was included in the match day roster for the first time with the club.
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