Post-match: Megabus(t) Revenge Tour - Crew vs Almada-less Atlanta - Match 5 - 3/25/23 7:30 PM

Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United

MLS Regular Season Match – Saturday, March 25, 7:30 PM – Lower.com Field

Broadcast: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass, 1460 ESPN, La Mega 103.1 FM

Kickoff: 7:39 PM (per a Twitterer)

Vitals:
Columbus Crew
4 PTS / 4 G / 1.00 PPG | 1W-2L-1D | 5 GF / 7 GA / -2 GD | Form: L-D-W-L

Atlanta United
10 PTS / 4 G / 2.50 PPG | 3W-0L-1D | 11 GF / 3 GA / 8 GD | Form: W-W-D-W

Goal Leaders:
Columbus Crew
Zelarayan - 2
Matan - 1
Medranda - 1
Owen Goal (aka Glesnes) - 1

Atlanta United
Almada - 4
Wiley - 3
Araujo - 2

Previous Meeting:
August 21, 2022 @ Lower.com Field*
Columbus Crew 2, Atlanta United 2

*The Cucho Crash Game

The 4castNate Weather Update:


Notes:

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS INTERGALACTIC EXPERIENCE! Also, if Lower.com Field is the Death Star, are we the baddies?

As for the match, both teams will be missing players for international duty. The Crew will be without Zelarayan, Degenek, and Room. We also have a few injuries to sort out. That being said, Atlanta has a good number of players out for international duty:

• Thiago Almada
• Miles Robinson
• Giorgos Giakoumakis
• Derrick Etienne Jr.
• Luis Abram
• Ronald Hernandez
• Machop Chol

Not having Almada and Robinson hurts. Giakoumakis, their new DP striker, just started his first match of the season and bagged a goal, but they'll have to rely on Miguel Berry up top. Etienne has added a couple assists to his name while soaking up minutes as a sub. Abram has been the first CB off the bench (mostly garbage time), so their depth there will be tested there.

On the Crew side, I'm comfortable with Schulte getting the start in the net. I'm less confident about the backline (Where have you gone, Josh Williams? Crew nation turns its lonely eyes to you.). And, obviously, we can't just replace Lucas.

Anywho, Nancy's March to the Olentangy, crush these scrubs, goal the ball, win-yay-yay-yay, etc...

Discuss.

 

PAAAAAAAAAIIIIIN

 

Just saw from Murphy that Ramirez is back and Vallecilla will start on Saturday. So I'd assume something like this:

JRR
Yeboah - Matan
Sands - Morris - Nagbe - Farsi
Quinton - Vallecilla - Moriera
Schulte
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EDIT:
Or maybe Ramirez starts?

Christian Ramirez played 45 minutes with Crew 2 over the weekend. They expect that he can play at least 45 minutes for #Crew96 this weekend. Wilfried Nancy isn't sure yet if he'll start or come off the bench

— Bailey Johnson (@BaileyAJohnson_) March 22, 2023

 

Coward.