Overview
- Atlanta United, which rallied from a 2-0 deficit Wednesday, earned a 2-2 draw at Bank of America Stadium after second-half goals from rookie defender Elías Báez and Miguel Almirón.
- Charlotte opened the scoring through Kerwin Vargas in the 16th minute and Liel Abada just before halftime to take a 2-0 lead into the break.
- Báez scored his first career goal about 12 minutes into the second half on a Tomás Jacobs assist and Almirón supplied his first goal of the season in the 76th minute to level the match.
- Atlanta goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos made eight saves and Charlotte's Kristijan Kahlina made four as Charlotte outshot Atlanta heavily but failed to convert many chances.
- The draw leaves Atlanta low in the Eastern Conference with offensive problems still unresolved and keeps Charlotte without new signing Allan Saint-Maximin available because of U.S. visa issues.