“I think we will have to wait another 50 years to find out. I appreciate the enthusiasm you guys [media] have about it, but it is far from being a rivalry. We need another 100 games between the
two teams before we can call it that. Atlanta has only played 20 games in the league so far.”
-- Atlanta United coach
Gerardo "Tata" Martino downplaying his team's
"rivalry" with Orlando City after the first meeting of MLS's two Southeast teams, a match that ended with a 1-0 Atlanta win in Orlando. (
MLSSoccer.com)