Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire 2-3

Chicago Fire came from behind to beat Atlanta United FC 3-2 at Atlanta Stadium, with Anton Saletros and Anzor Mekvabishvili turning the match after Atlanta had struck first.

Atlanta led in the 4th minute when Tomás Jacob finished Miguel Almirón's cross for 1-0, but Saletros levelled in the 30th minute to make it 1-1. The half-time score was 1-1.

Chicago took control early in the second half. Djé D'Avilla was booked in the 38th minute and replaced at half-time by Anzor Mekvabishvili, who scored on 51 minutes to put Chicago 2-1 up. Philip Zinckernagel added a third in the 60th minute from Anton Saletros's assist, before Atlanta pulled one back in the 67th minute through Breel Embolo, set up by Elías Báez. Chicago made three changes together on 69 minutes, with Robert Lewandowski, Noah Allen and Philip Zinckernagel coming off, and then saw out the closing stages despite Atlanta's late push.

The numbers fitted a tight away win. Chicago had 61% of the possession and 477 passes to Atlanta's 408, while also finishing with more shots, 12 to 8, and more shots on target, 4 to 3. Atlanta had the better xG at 0.61 to 0.44, and the corners were close at 4-5. Both sides were caught offside five times, and each keeper made one save.

Atlanta's bookings went to Lucas Hoyos in the 59th minute, Paulo Díaz in the 74th minute and Junior Alonso in the 84th. Chicago's yellow cards went to Djé D'Avilla in the 38th minute, Anzor Mekvabishvili in the 79th minute, Mbekezeli Mbokazi in the 81st minute and Johan Arath Gomez in the 84th. There were no red cards.