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Atlanta United faced CF Montréal in a crucial midweek match. The starting lineup for Atlanta included Brad Guzan as captain, with Derrick Williams, Stian Gregersen, Bartosz Slisz, and Tristan Muyumba among others. Substitutions were made throughout the game, including Tyler Wolff replacing Muyumba in the 83rd minute.

CF Montréal's starting lineup featured Jonathan Sirios and Samuel Piette as captain. Notable substitutions included Tom Pearce coming on for Raheen Edwards in the 74th minute.

Disciplinary actions during the match saw yellow cards issued to Bryce Duke of CF Montréal at the 39th minute, Brooks Lennon of Atlanta United at the 56th minute, and Nathan Saliba of CF Montréal at the 82nd minute.

The scoring opened with Josef Martinez netting a goal for CF Montréal in the 43rd minute. Daniel Ríos responded quickly for Atlanta United with an equalizer assisted by Pedro Amador and Derrick Williams just before halftime. Martinez scored again for CF Montréal in the 76th minute with assists from Tom Pearce and Kwadwa Opoku.

This match was part of a double match week for Atlanta United, who are set to play their final home game of the regular season against New York Red Bulls on October 5th. Daniel Ríos achieved his seventh goal of the season during this match. Brooks Lennon’s assist tally reached 34 in regular-season play, placing him second in club history behind Julian Gressel.

Two players were unavailable to interim head coach Rob Valentino due to undisclosed reasons according to the Availability Report presented by Piedmont.