In their third Preseason friendly and second Carolina Challenge Cup game, Atlanta United take on Minnesota United FC!

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Where to watch/listen

Time: 7:30 PM Eastern Time

Watch: Atlanta United Official Website

Radio: 92.9 The Game with Jason Longshore and Mike Conti

Weather

Previous Results

Atlanta United:

L 3-1 vs. Columbus Crew

Minnesota United FC:

L 1-0 vs. Charleston Battery

Predicted Lineup

Last game, Tata came out with a 4-2-3-1 formation and it didn’t work well. I think it was mainly due to who he named in the squad as he had Ambrose at LB and Larentowicz at CB and so the defense was pretty leaky. I think Tata goes back to a 4-3-3 formation with Larentowicz a little farther back. I don’t expect Escobar or Villalba to start but I do expect Parkhurst to start as I believe Tata will look to fix the leaky defense. I do think Escobar and Villalba will get some valubale minutes though later on.

I also think it’s possible that he could start some reserves and backups like Goslin, Carleton, and Vazquez to save some players for the game against Charleston and give them more rest.

Prediction

Saturday was obviously dissapointing to the fans and the players and I think the players will come out with some more fire as they did lack some energy early on. The turnovers were definitely a problem but I think that will get better as they realize the competition is stiffer.

This will be a close game but I think Atlanta wins with some late heroics.

Atlanta 2-1 Minnesota

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