Atlanta United meet Crew, hope to gain ground in East

The quickest way for Atlanta United to climb into an Eastern Conference playoff spot is to beat the teams ahead of them.

The next opportunity comes Sunday when Atlanta (7-10-8, 29 points) plays at the Columbus Crew (8-6-10, 34 points).

Atlanta is 13th in the conference entering the weekend, four points below the playoff line (seventh place) with nine games left. However, a win would narrow the gap with the fifth-place C