Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez was diagnosed with a low-level hamstring strain, club president Darren Eales said on Monday.
Martinez is scheduled to undergo a scan on Monday.
Martinez was subbed out at the start of the second half of Saturday’s game at Montreal after he appeared to be reaching behind his right leg with 10 minutes remaining in the half.
Atlanta United won’t compete again until it is scheduled to play at Toronto on Oct. 16.
Martinez, who leads the team with 10 goals, has been dealing with issues in his right knee the past few weeks. As a result, he didn’t play two weeks ago against Philadelphia, returned to play at home on Sept. 29 against Miami, in which he scored his 100th goal for the team across all competitions, and then played 45 minutes against Montreal.
Atlanta United is in eighth place in the MLS East, one spot below the playoff line. The team is one point behind D.C. United, NYCFC and Montreal. It is three points behind third-place Orlando. Atlanta United’s remaining six games include just one team, NYCFC, which is above the playoff line.
If Martinez must miss time, manager Gonzalo Pineda could choose from Erick Torres, Jackson Conway or Erik Lopez as strikers, or use the “false nine” formation used a few times with mixed success in the past few games.
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Atlanta United’s 2021 MLS schedule
April 17 Atlanta United 0, Orlando 0
April 24 Atlanta United 3, Chicago 1
May 1 New England 2, Atlanta United 1
May 9 Atlanta United 1, Inter Miami 1,
May 15 Atlanta United 1, Montreal 0
May 23 Atlanta United 1, Seattle 1
May 29 Atlanta United 2, Nashville 2
June 20 Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia 2
June 23 NYCFC 1, Atlanta United 0
June 27 Atlanta United 0, New York Red Bulls 0
July 3 Chicago 3, Atlanta United 0
July 8 Atlanta United 2, Nashville 2
July 17 New England 1, Atlanta United 0
July 21 Atlanta United 1, Cincinnati 1
July 24 Columbus 1, Atlanta United 0
July 30 Orlando 3, Atlanta United 2
Aug. 4 Atlanta United 2, Montreal 2
Aug. 7 Atlanta United 3, Columbus 2
Aug. 15 Atlanta United 1, LAFC 0
Aug. 18 Atlanta United 1, Toronto
Aug. 21 Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 1
Aug. 28 Nashville 2, Atlanta United 0
Sept. 10 Atlanta United 3, Orlando 0
Sept. 15 Atlanta United 4, Cincinnati 0
Sept. 18 Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 2
Sept. 25 Philadelphia 1, Atlanta United 0
Sept. 29 Atlanta United 1, Inter Miami 0
Oct. 2 Montreal 2, Atlanta United 1
Oct. 16 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Oct. 20 vs. NYCFC, 7:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Oct. 27 vs. Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Oct. 30 vs. Toronto, 6 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Nov. 3 at New York Red Bulls, TBD, BSSO/BSSE
Nov. 7 at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
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