NYCFC locks up third in East with win at Atlanta

Gabriel Pereira scored early to set the tone and New York City FC earned a 2-1 win against the host Atlanta United to lock up third place in the Eastern Conference in Sunday's regular-season finale.

Heber also scored for NYCFC (16-11-7, 55 points), which will take a three-game winning streak into the playoffs.

Atlanta (10-14-10, 40 points), which had already been eliminated from playoff contention, got a goal from Andre