July 8, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Atlanta United FC News Release
ATLANTA – Atlanta United returns to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday as it faces Austin FC for the first time. The match, presented by AT&T, is set to kick-off at 7 p.m. EST and will be regionally broadcast on Bally Sports South.
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Atlanta and Austin FC will meet for the first time on Saturday, as Austin joined MLS as an expansion side in 2021.
Atlanta is coming off a 2-2 draw at Yankee Stadium on July 3. Josef Martínez scored for the second consecutive game, his fifth goal of the season, and Dom Dwyer scored his fourth goal of the season.
Martínez has scored against 25 MLS teams, which is tied for most in league history, and has an opportunity to break that record on Saturday.
New additions Rául Gudiño and Juanjo Purata are available for selection, as MLS’ secondary transfer window opened on July 7. The club also announced that defender Aiden McFadden has signed an MLS contract for the rest of the 2022 season.
Austin FC is coming off a 3-2 comeback win at Colorado Rapids on July 4. After trailing 2-0, goals from Ethan Finlay, Sebastian Driussi and Maxi Urruti gave Austin its sixth away win of the season. Austin is tied with New York Red Bulls for the most away wins (six) and most away points (19) in MLS. Driussi is tied for the Golden Boot lead with 10 goals while Austin is tied for most goals this season at 35.
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