Atlanta United, minus Thiago Almada, visit Crew in Game 1
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Atlanta United will be without one of the league's more productive players when they open their best-of-three first-round series at the Columbus Crew on Wednesday.
Thiago Almada, a finalist for the MLS MVP and Young Player of the Year awards with 11 goals and 19 assists, will miss the opener after he was red-carded (two cautions) in the regular-season f