Strong start propels Real Salt Lake past Atlanta United

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Sergi Solans, Aiden Hezarkhani, and Zavier Gozo each scored a goal in the first half, Morgan Guilavogui added an assist in his first MLS start and Real Salt Lake spoiled Atlanta United's 2026 home opener with a 3-2 win on Saturday.

After losing its season opener, Salt Lake (2-1-0, 6 points) has now won two matches in a row.

Atlanta (0-3-0, 0 points) saw its