Atlanta United’s Almiron wins MLS award

Atlanta United’s Miguel Almiron was named the MLS Player of the Week for the second consecutive week on Tuesday.

Almiron scored two goals in Sunday’s 3-1 win over NYCFC, a week after scoring three in a 4-1 win against Houston.

The native of Paraguay is the first player to win the award twice this season.

Almiron leads Atlanta United with seven goals this season.

Atlanta United (5-4-3) will play at Vancouver (5-6-1) on Saturday.

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