Atlanta United beat Union for first win since last August

Emmanuel Latte Lath, Tomas Jacob and Alexey Miranchuk had a goal apiece -- with Miguel Almiron assisting on all three -- as Atlanta United picked up its first win of the season in a 3-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday afternoon.

Atlanta's win was its first since a 1-0 road defeat of Nashville SC on Aug. 30, 2025. It also snapped a five-match winless streak (0-3-2) against the Union.

Philadelphia (0-4-0, 0 points) remained without a win while suffering its third straight loss across all competitions.

Atlanta (1-3-0, 3 points) opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Almiron slipped a ball ahead to Latte Lath, who raced into the scoring area. With Union goalkeeper Andre Blake pulled off his line, Latte Lath easily finished into the back of the net for his first goal of the season.

The Union were awarded a penalty late in the first half after Elias Baez was ruled to have committed a foul in the box, but Milan Iloski's attempt from the spot struck the left post.

That allowed Atlanta to double its lead in the 47th minute. Almiron's pass from the left-hand side was laid off by Latte Lath, leaving Jacob plenty of space and time to score his first MLS goal for a 2-0 lead.

Miranchuk made it a 3-0 advantage in the 68th minute, scoring his third goal in two matches.

Agustin Anello had the Union's lone goal in the 87th minute, his first in MLS.

Lucas Hoyos turned aside two of Philadelphia's three shots on target. Blake had a pair of saves for the Union.

Atlanta's win was its first at home in an MLS match since beating Orlando City 3-2 on May 28, 2025. It also defeated the Union for the first time since July 2, 2023.

--Field Level Media