Atlanta United will practice for the first time in its new home of Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday.
The team will play its first game in the $1.5 billion stadium Sept. 10 when its hosts Dallas.
To try to make the transition from its home of Bobby Dodd Stadium, which features a grass field, to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which features artificial turf, manager Gerardo Martino said Atlanta United will train at least once a week on the turf fields at its training complex in Marietta.
The players loved the grass at Bobby Dodd. Other than the atmosphere created by the more than 46,000 that attended each of the nine home games, the players consistently named the field as their favorite thing.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium will feature FieldTurf Revolution 360. It is the same type of synthetic surface used at Providence Park in Portland and CenturyLink Field in Seattle.
About the Author
