Xande Silva and Thiago Almada each had a goal and an assist to help Atlanta United clinch a playoff spot with a 4-1 win against visiting CF Montreal on Saturday.
After winning the NWSL Championship, Marta might not have been wrong in saying her league, and her team’s title, are the best in the world. But wouldn’t it be cool to actually prove this against the best of the world?
Atalanta defeated 3-0 Torino on Sunday and eliminated Roma from qualifying for the Champions League as Udinese and Empoli beat Frosinone in the race to avoid relegation in the last week of the 2023-2024 Serie A season.
Long derided as a transitional-only league, the NWSL is becoming more tactically diverse, which may be the key to challenge the WSL and Liga F in Europe.
