2018 MLS All-Star Game

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2018 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target
Target All-Star Atlanta '18
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Event 2018 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Juventus
United States Canada Italy
1 1
Juventus won 5–3 on penalties
Date August 1, 2018
Venue Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Man of the Match Josef Martínez (MLS All-Stars)
Referee Robert Sibiga
(United States)
Attendance 72,317
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File:Mercedes Benz Stadium time lapse capture 2017-08-13.jpg
The match was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

The 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 23rd edition of the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. It was held on August 1 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and played against Italian club Juventus. The match was tied 1–1 after 90 minutes and was settled in a penalty shoot-out that Juventus won 5–3.[1]

Josef Martínez won MVP.

The match was attended by 72,317, setting a new record for a standalone MLS All-Star Game.[2]

Pre-match

In October 2017, MLS announced that Atlanta would host the All-Star Game, due to the success of the first-year Atlanta United FC.[3] Juventus was confirmed as the match's opponents in March 2018, participating as part of their American pre-season tour.[4]

Match rules

Squads

MLS All-Stars

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Brad Guzan (Atlanta United)
2 United States MF Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls)
3 United States DF Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United)
4 Mexico MF Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
5 Costa Rica DF Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United)
6 Spain MF Ilie (Sporting Kansas City)
8 Argentina MF Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
10 Paraguay MF Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United)
11 Mexico FW Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) (Captain)
12 Italy FW Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC)
13 Finland MF Alexander Ring (New York City FC)
14 Honduras MF Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo)
15 Venezuela FW Josef Martínez (Atlanta United)
16 United States GK Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew)
No. Position Player
17 Peru MF Yoshimar Yotún (Orlando City)
18 Argentina MF Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact)
19 Belgium DF Laurent Ciman (Los Angeles FC)
20 United States DF Matt Hedges (FC Dallas)
21 Colombia FW Darwin Quintero (Minnesota United)
22 Argentina MF Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United)
23 United States DF Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
24 United States DF Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls)
25 Panama DF Michael Murillo (New York Red Bulls)
26 Canada MF Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
27 France MF Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution)
28 England FW Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)
29 Sweden FW Zlatan Ibrahimovića (LA Galaxy)
30 Spain FW David Villaa (New York City FC)

Juventus

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Poland GK Wojciech Szczęsny
2 Italy DF Mattia De Sciglio
3 Italy DF Giorgio Chiellini (Captain)
4 Morocco DF Medhi Benatia
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Miralem Pjanić
6 Germany MF Sami Khedira
8 Italy MF Claudio Marchisio
12 Brazil DF Alex Sandro
15 Italy DF Andrea Barzagli
16 Italy GK Carlo Pinsoglio
19 Italy GK Mattia Perin
20 Portugal DF João Cancelo
23 Germany MF Emre Can
No. Position Player
24 Italy DF Daniele Rugani
31 Italy DF Pietro Beruatto
32 Italy GK Mattia Del Favero
33 Italy FW Federico Bernardeschi
34 Netherlands MF Leandro Fernandes
35 Czech Republic MF Roman Macek
36 Cyprus MF Grigoris Kastanos
38 Italy MF Luca Clemenza
40 Brazil MF Matheus Pereira
41 Italy FW Stefano Beltrame
42 Italy FW Andrea Favilli
43 Italy MF Alessandro Di Pardo
44 Italy MF Nicolò Fagioli

Notes:

a Injured or otherwise unable to play.

Match

2018 MLS All-Star Game
August 1, 2018
19:30 ET
MLS All-Stars United States Canada 1–1 Italy Juventus
Martínez Goal 26' https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-08-01-mls-all-star-team-vs-juventus Favilli Goal 21'
  Penalties  
*Zusi Penalty scored 3–5 *Penalty scored Fagioli
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 72,317
Referee: Robert Sibiga (United States)
MLS All-Stars
Juventus
GK 1 United States Brad Guzan Substituted off 46'
DF 62 Panama Michael Murillo Substituted off 46'
DF 33 United States Aaron Long Substituted off 62'
DF 23 Belgium Laurent Ciman Substituted off 46'
DF 5 Costa Rica Francisco Calvo Substituted off 32'
MF 2 United States Tyler Adams Substituted off 32'
MF 14 Finland Alexander Ring Substituted off 46'
MF 11 Mexico Carlos Vela (c) Substituted off 46'
MF 10 Paraguay Miguel Almirón Substituted off 46'
MF 21 Argentina Ignacio Piatti Substituted off 32'
FW 17 Venezuela Josef Martínez Substituted off 32'
Substitutes:
GK 18 United States Zack Steffen Substituted in 46'
DF 3 United States Michael Parkhurst Substituted in 62'
DF 28 United States Graham Zusi Substituted in 46'
DF 24 United States Matt Hedges Substituted in 46'
DF 67 Canada Alphonso Davies Substituted in 32' Substituted off 63'
MF 8 Argentina Diego Valeri Substituted in 46'
MF 25 Colombia Darwin Quintero Substituted in 62'
MF 4 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos Substituted in 32' Substituted off 62'
MF 6 Spain Ilie Substituted in 46'
MF 19 Peru Yoshimar Yotún Substituted in 63'
MF 77 France Wilfried Zahibo Substituted in 62'
MF 16 Honduras Alberth Elis Substituted in 46'
MF 27 Argentina Ezequiel Barco Substituted in 32' Substituted off 62'
FW 99 England Bradley Wright-Phillips Substituted in 62'
FW 12 Italy Sebastian Giovinco Substituted in 32' Substituted off 62'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino
GK 1 Poland Wojciech Szczęsny Substituted off 46'
DF 20 Portugal João Cancelo Substituted off 74'
DF 24 Italy Daniele Rugani
DF 15 Italy Andrea Barzagli (c) Substituted off 46'
DF 12 Brazil Alex Sandro Booked 44' Substituted off 46'
MF 6 Germany Sami Khedira Substituted off 46'
MF 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Pjanić Substituted off 46'
MF 23 Germany Emre Can Substituted off 46'
FW 33 Italy Federico Bernardeschi Substituted off 46'
FW 42 Italy Andrea Favilli Substituted off 46'
FW 40 Brazil Matheus Pereira Substituted off 65'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Italy Carlo Pinsoglio
GK 19 Italy Mattia Perin Substituted in 46'
GK 32 Italy Mattia Del Favero
DF 3 Italy Giorgio Chiellini
DF 4 Morocco Medhi Benatia Substituted in 46'
DF 2 Italy Mattia De Sciglio Substituted in 46'
DF 43 Italy Alessandro Di Pardo Substituted in 74'
MF 8 Italy Claudio Marchisio
MF 35 Czech Republic Roman Macek
MF 36 Cyprus Grigoris Kastanos Substituted in 46'
MF 34 Netherlands Leandro Fernandes Booked 88' Substituted in 46'
MF 44 Italy Nicolò Fagioli Substituted in 46'
FW 41 Italy Stefano Beltrame Substituted in 46'
FW 38 Italy Luca Clemenza Substituted in 46'
FW 31 Italy Pietro Beruatto Substituted in 65'
Manager:
Italy Massimiliano Allegri

Most valuable player:
Venezuela Josef Martínez (MLS All-Stars)

Assistant referees:
Jason White
Eric Weisbrod
Fourth official:
Nima Saghafi
Video assistant referee:
Alex Chilowicz

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Unlimited substitutions.
  • No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References

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