Starting XI and roster notes: Atlanta United hosts D.C. United 

Atlanta United Starting XI vs. D.C. United

Brad Guzan (c), Brooks Lennon, Noah Cobb, Luis Abram, Caleb Wiley, Bartosz Slisz (Nick Firmino, 86'), Tristan Muyumba (Xande Silva 61'), Thiago Almada, Saba Lobjanidze (Daniel Ríos 73'), Edwin Mosquera (Dax McCarty 46'), Giorgos Giakoumakis.

Atlanta United substitutes not used

Josh Cohen, Luke Brennan, Jay Fortune, Ronald Hernández, Efrain Morales.

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D.C. United Starters

Alex Bono, Lucas Bartlett, Matti Peltola, Aaron Herrera, Christopher Mcvey, Jared Stroud (Gabriel Pirani 73'), Ted Ku-DiPietro (Jacob Murrell 46'), Jackson Hopkins (Garrison Tubbs 81'), Matuesz Klich, Cristian Dajome (Connor Antley 46'), Christian Benteke (c) (Pedro Santos 87').

D.C. United substitutes not used

Tyler Miller, Martin Rodriguez. Steven Birnbaum, Kristian Fletcher.

Scoring

1. ATL - Thiago Almada (penalty) 16'

2. D.C - Christan Beneteke (Herrera, Stroud) 19'

3. D.C. - Christian Benteke (Stroud) 44'

4. ATL - Matti Peltola (own-goal) 48'

5. D.C. - Christian Benteke (Klich) 55'

Discplinary

• ATL - Bartosz Slisz 🟨 29'
• D.C. - Cristian Dajame 🟨 38'
• ATL - Thiago Almada 🟨 45+2'
• ATL - Luis Abram 🟨 74'
• D.C. - Garrison Tubbs 🟨 84'

Roster Notes

• The 5-Stripes are coming off a widweek 3-0 victory against Charlotte Independence. They will move onto the Round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Cup.
• Thiago Almada is three assists away from passing Julian Gressel for the most assists in club history.
• Noah Cobb is ranked third in the Americas for playing time for a center back under the age of 19.

Availability Report

• Stian Gregersen, after making his first start (against Charlotte) since coming back from meniscus surgery, is out due to concussion protocol.
• Four players are unavailable for Atlanta United head coach Gonzalo Pineda: View the Availability Report presented by Piedmont.