Inter Miami CF held their own against Atlanta United and their Wednesday night meeting ended with a 0-0 score at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
With only one Major League Soccer win since returning to action, Atlanta is sorely lacking in offense and has proven it once again against the expansion squad, who sit last in the league. Eastern Association.
The long-term absence of striker Josef Martinez catches up with the Georgia team. His replacement, Mexican Erick Torres, has still not scored in three games since joining the club.
Atlanta only directed one shot on goal at goaltender Luis Robles, who didn’t really have to stand out. His vis-à-vis Brad Guzan had to make three saves.
Columbus thanks to a goal
In Columbus, the Crew won 1-0 against the Philadelphia Union thanks to a superb goal from Lucas Zelarayan.
The new Argentina star of the Ohio squad took a long shot in the 55th minute of play, which completely froze goalkeeper Andre Blake thanks to a perfect curve that went to lodge in the upper part.
That was enough for the Crew, who still hold the lead in the East thanks to their 6-1-2 record.
This success is largely due to the efforts of Zelarayan, who scored his fourth goal of the season.
Le 600 United the edge
In New York, DC United took advantage of a late goal from Erik Sorga to defeat the Red Bulls 1-0.
The team from the American capital took advantage of a very generous eight minutes of stoppage at the end of the game to finally resolve the impasse.
On a corner kick, the ball ricocheted several times before reaching Sorga’s feet. The Estonian striker readjusted his position before going with a nice curled shot from outside the penalty area.
This is DC United’s first victory in four games since the end of the “MLS is back” tournament.
The convincing Dynamo
For Houston, Dynamo were there with an unequivocal 3-0 victory over Minnesota United FC.
Remember that the latter are deprived of goalkeeper Tyler Miller, who led the team to the semi-finals of the Garber circuit summer tournament a month ago.
With an injury that ended the starter’s season, Minnesota must cope with Greg Ranjitsingh in net.
The 27-year-old goalkeeper has been defeated in his last three starts, allowing eight goals in that span. On Wednesday, Ranjitsingh was foiled first by Darwin Quintero (28th minute), then twice by Ariel Lassiter (65th and 70th).
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