Breaking down Atlanta United's schedule: April. Here's March.
April 1, Sunday at Minnesota United, 2 p.m., FSS
Last year's record: 10-18-6, ninth in Western Conference.
Last year's meetings: Atlanta United won 6-1 at TCF Bank Stadium on March 12 on a hat-trick by Josef Martinez. Minnesota United won 3-2 on Oct. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Goals by Hector Villalba and Julian Gressel were offset by Abu Danladi, Christian Ramirez and Kevin Molino.
Coach: Adrian Heath, 10-18-6 at Minnesota United.
Designated Players: None.
Notable new additions:
Tyrone Mears: Atlanta United declined the option on the fullback.
Notable players gone: Midfielder Johan Venegas was loaned to Saprissa.
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April 7, Saturday, vs. LAFC, 5 p.m., ESPN
Coach: Bob Bradley.
Designated Players:
Diego Rossi: The 19-year-old forward comes from Penarol in Uruguay where he scored 10 goals last season.
Carlos Vela: The 28-year-old forward comes from Real Sociedad in Spain.
Notable new additions:
Latif Blessing: The 21-year-old forward scored three goals and had an assist in 25 appearances for Sporting KC.
Walker Zimmerman: The 24-year-old defender and Lawrenceville native appeared in 22 games for FC Dallas last season.
Marco Urena: The 27-year-old forward scored five goals and had three assists for San Jose last season.
Laurent Ciman: The 32-year-old defender started 30 games for Montreal last season.
Benny Feilhaber: The 32-year-old midfielder scored five goals and had three assists in 30 appearances for Sporting KC last season.
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April 15, Sunday, vs. New York City FC, 6 p.m., FS1
Last year's record: 16-9-9, second in the Eastern Conference.
Last year's meetings: NYCFC won 3-1 at Yankee Stadium on March 1 on goals by David Villa, Rodney Wallace and Maxi Moralez. Carlos Carmona scored for Atlanta United.
Atlanta United 3-1 on May 28 at Bobby Dodd Stadium on two goals by Miguel Almiron and another by Hector Villalba. Jack Harrison scored for NYCFC.
Coach: Patrick Vieira, 32-24-18 at NYFC
Designated Players:
Jesus Medina: The 20-year-old midfielder was signed from Club Libertad in Paraguay.
Maxi Moralez: The 30-year-old midfielder scored five goals and had nine assists last season.
David Villa: The 36-year-old forward scored 22 goals and had nine assists last season.
Notable new additions:
Anton Tinnerholm: The 26-year-old defender was the defender of the year in Sweden last season.
Saad Abdul-Salaam: The 26-year-old defender appeared in 12 games for Sporting KC last season.
Notable players gone: Midfielder Andrea Pirlo retired and forward Khiry Shelton was traded to Sporting KC.
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April 21, Saturday, at LA Galaxy, 10:30 p.m., FSS
Last year's record: 8-18-8, 11th in Western Conference.
Last year's meetings: Atlanta United won 4-0 on Sept. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on goals by Josef Martinez, Yamil Asad, Hector Villalba and Miguel Almiron.
Coach: Sigi Schmid.
Designated Players:
Romain Alessandrini: The 28-year-old midfielder scored 13 goals and had 12 assists in 30 appearances last season.
Gio dos Santos: The 28-year-old forward scored six goals and had three assists in 25 appearances last season.
Jonathan dos Santos: The 27-year-old midfielder had one goal and one assist in 12 appearances last season.
Notable new additions:
Perry Kitchen: The 25-year-old midfielder comes to Galaxy from Hearts in Scotland. He played for D.C. United from 2011-15.
David Bingham: The 28-year-old goalkeeper made 96 appearances for San Jose from 2011-17.
Notable players gone: Options were declined on midfielder Jermaine Jones and Jose Villarreal.
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April 28, Saturday, vs. Montreal Impact, 1 p.m., FSS
Last year's record: 11-7-6, ninth in Eastern Conference.
Last year's meetings: Montreal won 2-1 on April 15 at Stade Saputo on goals by Ignacio Piatti and Anthony Jackson-Hamel. Kenwyne Jones scored for Atlanta United.
Atlanta United won 2-0 on Sept. 24 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium on goals from Hector Villalba and Jeff Larentowicz.
Coach: Remi Garde.
Designated Players:
Ignacio Piatti: The 32-year-old midfielder scored 17 goals and had six assists last season.
Notable new additions:
Raheem Edwards: The 22-year-old midfielder had one goal and six assists in 21 appearances for Toronto last season.
Jukka Raitala: The 29-year-old defender made 28 appearances for Columbus last season.
Notable players gone: Defender Laurent Ciman was traded to LAFC and Patrice Bernier retired.
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