25 September, 2017
Almiron suffered the injury during the team's game against Montreal on Sunday.
With the win, Atlanta United moved into third place in the MLS Eastern Conference and brought them within three points of securing a playoff bid. The 23-year-old Paraguayan, who has 9 goals and 13 assists this season, appeared to be in tears as he left the field.
"We knew that based on the results yesterday that this was a really important game for us", defender Leandro Gonzalez Pirez said. "We're just trying to keep moving up and get as high as we can in the table". Tito Villalba blasted a shot from the top corner. He started the play by creating a turnover that fell to Carlos Carmona.
28′ - Villalba unleashes a thunderbolt for 1-0 - If not for the back of the net, Villalba's laser beam would still be traveling at a slightly upward trajectory two or three hours from now. He was replaced by Julian Gressel in the 17th minute.
The timeline means the Paraguay global likely will miss at least three of Atlanta's final five games of the regular season, as well as the final two CONMEBOL matchdays in World Cup qualifying.
Atlanta United (14-8-7, 49 points) returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 27 against Philadelphia Union.
