Chicago Fire rally from early deficit to beat Atlanta United 3‑2
ATLANTA, Ga. (Interstat) — Chicago Fire erased an early deficit and beat Atlanta United 3-2 on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Tomas Jacob gave Atlanta United a fourth-minute lead, but Anton Saletros leveled for Chicago Fire in the 30th. Anzor Mekvabishvili put Chicago Fire ahead in the 51st, and Philip Zinckernagel made it 3-1 in the 60th. Breel Embolo pulled Atlanta United within a goal in the 67th, but Chicago Fire held on. Saletros finished with one goal and one assist, while Mekvabishvili and Zinckernagel each scored once. Jacob and Embolo scored for Atlanta United, and Elias Baez and Miguel Almiron each had an assist. Mekvabishvili was also booked in the 79th, while D’Avilla was booked in the 38th, Hoyos in the 59th, Diaz in the 74th, Mbokazi in the 81st, and Gomez and Alonso in the 84th. Chicago Fire moved to 2-2 in the competition and 2-2 across all competitions. Atlanta United dropped to 1-3 in the competition and 1-3 across all competitions.