Ignacio Aliseda scores twice, Fire beat Atlanta United 3-0

Updated Jul. 3, 2021 10:36 p.m. ET
Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Ignacio Aliseda had his first two-goal game in MLS and the Chicago Fire beat Atlanta United 3-0 on Saturday night.

Chicago (2-7-2) snapped a four-game winless streak. Atlanta (2-3-6) is winless in six games.

The 21-year-old Aliseda, who went into the game scoreless this season and had one goal as a rookie in 2020, opened the scoring when his

Aliseda made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. Miguel Ángel Navarro redirected a sloppy pass by Anton Walkes to Aliseda, who calmly ripped a

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Przemyslaw Frankowski capped the scoring on a breakaway, running onto a ball by Aliseda and then rolling in a side-netter in the 58th minute.

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