Atlanta United got its new season going with a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City Sunday afternoon. It came in front of a home crowd of more than 65,000 fans inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Luiz Araujo got the scoring going with a goal in the first half’s 20th minute. Atlanta made it 2-0 in first half stoppage time off a goal from Dom Dwyer making his ATL UTD debut.

Kansas City gave itself life in the game’s 85th minute with a goal to cut the deficit to 2-1. But Atlanta got that right back four minutes later as 17-year-old Caleb Wiley scored in his debut.

Atlanta United gets off to the winning start after finishing 2021 strong under the new leadership of head coach Gonzalo Pineda.

Sunday’s game marked the first home opener in club history at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for ATL UTD.

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