ATLANTA — Miguel Almiron scored the go-ahead goal amid a bevy of defenders in the 67th minute and expansion Atlanta United beat the Crew 3-1 Saturday night.
Federico Higuain’s goal, which tied the score in the 26th minute, was his seventh in 16 games in the 2017 season.
The game, the first between the teams, was delayed 22 minutes because of lightning.
Crew SC hosts another Eastern Conference opponent, the Montreal Impact, on Saturday at MAPFRE Stadium (7:30 p.m./The CW Columbus, Spectrum Sports, BCSN2).