CF Montreal faces Atlanta United FC this Saturday at Stade Saputo

MONTREAL – CF Montreal will continue its MLS season this Saturday when Atlanta United visits Stade Saputo at 7:30 p.m. (MLS Season Pass, RDS, TSN, BPM Sports, TSN 690).

After a 1-1 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps FC last Saturday, Montreal will face the Five Stripes who currently occupy 10th place in the East, one point ahead of the Blue-white-black.

Montreal is 3-7-3 against Atlanta and 3-2-2 in games played at Stade Saputo. In its last visit north of the border, on July 8, 2023, the Georgian club took all three points with a 1-0 victory thanks to a goal by Brooks Lennon.

Undefeated in its last six games at Stade Saputo (2-0-4), Laurent Courtois’ team is also on the verge of equaling a Club record set in 2012 (and repeated in 2013 and 2021), if the team manages to string together a seventh consecutive game without a defeat at home.

Atlanta will play its fourth game in 10 days, after losing to New England (1-2) and Salt Lake (2-5), as well as being eliminated from the US Open Cup in the quarterfinals on Wednesday night after a 2-1 defeat to the USL Indy Eleven.

Atlanta travels to Montreal after parting ways with its top two scorers following the outgoing trades of midfielder Thiago Almada to Brazilian Botafogo and forward Giorgos Giakoumakis to Cruz Azul of LIGA MX. Saba Lobjanidze, Daniel Ríos and Jamal Thiaré are now all tied for Atlanta’s leading scorers with five goals each.

Additionally, on June 3, Atlanta fired head coach Gonzalo Pineda. Former assistant coach Rob Valentino has since taken over on an interim basis until further notice.

Saturday’s game, presented by Canpar, will also be a Hip-Hop Night at the stadium. The pre-game festivities will be hosted by a performance by Quebec rapper FouKi on the SiriusXM stage in section 125.