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Starting XI and Roster Notes: Chicago Fire vs. Atlanta United

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Atlanta United Starting XI:

Rocco Ríos Novo; Caleb Wiley (Marcelino Moreno – 82’), Alan Franco, Juanjo Purata, George Campbell (Aiden McFadden – HT); Santiago Sosa, Matheus Rossetto (Franco Ibarra – 81’); Thiago Almada, Luiz Araújo (Andrew Gutman – 75’), Ronaldo Cisneros (Dom Dwyer – 82’); Josef Martínez (C)

Atlanta United substitutes not used:

Raul Gudiño, Alex De John, Amar Sejdic, Machop Chol

Chicago Fire Starting XI:

Gabriel Slolina; Boris Sekulić, Rafael Czichos (C), Miguel Navarro, Carlos Teran (Gaston Gimenez – 76’); Mauricio Pineda, Federico Navarro; Jairo Torres (Fabian Herbers – 88’), Chris Mueller (Brian Gutierrez – 88’), Xherdan Shaqiri; Jhon Durán (Kacper Przybylko – 62’)

Chicago Fire substitutes not used:

Spencer Richey, Kendall Burks, Andre Reynolds II, Javier Casas, Chinoso Offor

Yellow Cards

Jhon Durán (41’), Xherdan Shaqiri (63'), Santiago Sosa (81'), Dom Dwyer (90+5’)

Roster notes:

  • Andrew Gutman made his first appearance since May 21. He missed several weeks due to a quadriceps tendon injury he suffered against Nashville SC.
  • Santiago Sosa makes his first start since the match against Inter Miami CF on April 24, 2022. It was his fourth start of 2022.
  • Rocco Rios Novo secured his second clean sheet of the season.

Player availability:

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