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Southern Fried Soccer: Atlanta United 2, Nashville 0

082220 Atlanta: Atlanta United forward Erick Torres (left) gives midfielder Pity Martinez a double high five after Martinez scored his second goal of the night against Nashville SC during the second half for the 2-0 victory in a MLS soccer match on Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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082220 Atlanta: Atlanta United forward Erick Torres (left) gives midfielder Pity Martinez a double high five after Martinez scored his second goal of the night against Nashville SC during the second half for the 2-0 victory in a MLS soccer match on Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
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Aug 23, 2020

In this episode of the podcast “Southern Fried Soccer,” host Doug Roberson (@DougRobersonAJC) is joined by Jason Longshore of SoccerDownHere.net and 92.9FM to discuss Atlanta United’s 2-0 win against Nashville on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Pity Martinez scored both of Atlnata United’s goals. It was interim manager Stephen Glass’ first game in charge of the Five Stripes.

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