Starting XI and roster notes: Atlanta United travels to the West Coast to face L.A. Galaxy

Atlanta United Starting XI vs. L.A. Galaxy

Brad Guzan (C), Brooks Lennon, Stian Gregersen, Derrick Williams, Pedro Amador, Bartosz Slisz, Jay Fortune, Dax McCarty (Alexey Miranchuk - 61'), Saba Lobjanidze (Tyler Wolff - 81'), Xande Silva (Edwin Mosquera - 72'), Jamal Thiaré (Daniel Ríos - 72')

Atlanta United substitutes available

Josh Cohen, Luis Abram, Luke Brennan, Noah Cobb, Matt Edwards

L.A. Galaxy Starting XI

John McCarthy, Miki Yamane (Mauricio Cuevas - 86'), Maya Yoshida (C), John Nelson, Jalen Neal, Diego Fagundez (Miguel Berry - 62'), Mark Delgado (Marco Reus - 62'), Riqui Puig, Edwin Cerrillo (Gaston Brugman - 61'), Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil

L.A Galaxy subsitutes available

Dejan Jovelijic, Eriq Zavaleta, Tucker Lepley, Brady Scott, Isaiah Parente

Scoring

1. LA - Riqui Puig (Reus) 76'
2. LA - Marco Reus 84'

Match Recap: Atlanta United falls to first-place L.A. Galaxy 2-0

Disciplinary

• LA - Joseph Paintsil 🟨 46'
• ATL - Jay Fortune 🟨 65'
• LA - Riqui Puig 🟨 71'

Roster Notes

• Pedro Amador makes his MLS debut. Learn more about Atlanta United's new fullback with our 17 Questions.
• Alexey Miranchuk made his MLS debut, coming on as a substitute for interim head coach Rob Valentino. The club's latest designated player signing arrived to Atlanta last weekend and began training with the team on Tuesday.
• Noah Cobb returns to the bench for Atlanta United after being on international duty at the Concacaf U-20 Championships with the United States youth national team.
• Saturday is the first match for the club since the Leagues Cup break. It marks the first of nine matches remaining for Atlanta in the regular season.

Player Availability

• Two players were ruled out for Saturday's match. View the Availability Report presented by Piedmont