If Garza can’t play on Sunday at Sporting KC, Mikey Ambrose would likely get the start.

Garza is on loan to Atlanta United from Tijuana in LIGA MX. Garza has overcome debilitating bone spurs in his hips at the age of 23 to resume his playing career.

Martino has already had to deal with two other players suffering injuries away from Atlanta United. Striker Josef Martinez missed 10 games after suffering a thigh injury while playing for the Venezuelan national team and Kenwyne Jones suffered a knee inflammation while playing for the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He has missed the past seven games.

Parkhurst, Atlanta United’s captain, and Almiron, who has eight goals and nine assists in league play, entered the game to start the second half.

Almiron tried to send Nemana Nikolic through on goal in the 51st minute, but the pass was a bit too fast and taken by goalkeeper Ruben Yanez. Almiron tried to find Nikolic again in the 54th minute, but again the pass was too fast.

Parkhurst had a sliding clearance of a cross in the 64th minute to stop a goal-scoring opportunity with Real Madrid already leading 1-0 on a goal by Borja Mayoral in the 59th minute.

Parkhurst did get one wish: he said last week that he hoped to face Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale because he wanted to see “their level.” Both players entered the game in the second half. Bale struck the right post with a left-footed shot from the left side in the 68th minute.

Parkhurst had two more clearances in the 78th minute, and a headed clearance in the 84th minute to break up another attack.

Almiron gave the All-Stars one last chance to tie the game in the 86th minute when he blew past his defender and put a pass into the feet of a forward. The ball went out for a corner kick. The All-Stars scored on the ensuing corner on a goal by Dom Dwyer. Dax McCarty hit the post with a header, and Dwyer put in the rebound.