2023-07-08 11:02:00
After a tight loss once morest New York City FC last Saturday, the first at Stade Saputo since mid-April following a six-game shutout streak, CF Montreal welcomes Atlanta United FC tonight.
The Montrealers are 3-5-3 once morest the 2018 MLS Cup champions and have been victorious in their last three games once morest Atlanta, including a 2-1 victory on April 30, 2022 at Stade Saputo.
Note that before the conceded goal once morest New York City, Jonathan Sirois and CF Montreal had managed to shut out the opponent at home for 618 minutes, a new club record.
Internationally, full-backs Zachary Brault-Guillard and Aaron Herrera remained with Canada and Guatemala respectively as both selections advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2023 Gold Cup. Guatemala will face Jamaica. Both games will take place this Sunday in Cincinnati.
Brault-Guillard was an unused substitute in a 4-2 win over Cuba, while Herrera played all of Guatemala’s game in a 3-2 win over Guadeloupe. Note also that the two selections met Saturday night in Houston in a 0-0 draw. Herrera played the entire game and then Brault-Guillard came on as a substitute in the 80th minute.
Atlanta ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 32 points, just six points ahead of Montreal. Despite a 1-4-5 record on the road, the Georgian club have not lost since May 13 in a 3-1 loss in Charlotte. Since then, Atlanta has four wins and five draws. Atlanta has scored 39 goals this season, good for second in the East in goals scored. The Montreal defense will notably have the task of curbing Greek international Giorgios Giakoumakis, who leads his club with 10 goals in 16 games, as well as Thiago Almada, author of eight goals this season, and winner of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with the ‘Argentina.
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