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The 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 23rd edition of the annual
Major League Soccer All-Star Game
The Major League Soccer All-Star Game is an annual soccer game held by Major League Soccer featuring selected players from the league against an international club or selected players from Liga MX. MLS initially adopted a traditional all-star gam ...
. It was held on August 1 at the
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
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in
Atlanta
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,
Georgia
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and played against Italian club
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
. The match was tied 1–1 after 90 minutes and was settled in a
penalty shoot-out
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that Juventus won 5–3.
Josef Martínez
Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia (born 19 May 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Venezuela national team.
Josef Martínez began his career with Caracas. ...
won MVP.
The match was attended by 72,317, setting a new record for a standalone MLS All-Star Game.
Pre-match
In October 2017, MLS announced that Atlanta would host the All-Star Game, due to the success of the first-year
Atlanta United FC
Atlanta United FC, commonly known as Atlanta United, is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference.
Founded in 2014, Atlanta United began pl ...
. Juventus was confirmed as the match's opponents in March 2018, participating as part of their American pre-season tour.
Match rules
*Unlimited substitutions
*
Penalty shoot-out
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if tied through full time; no extra time
Squads
MLS All-Stars
''(
captain
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* Manager:
Gerardo Martino
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Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a ...
(
Atlanta United
Atlanta United FC, commonly known as Atlanta United, is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference.
Founded in 2014, Atlanta United began pl ...
)
Juventus
* Manager:
Massimiliano Allegri
Massimiliano Allegri (; born 11 August 1967), also known as Max Allegri, is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Juventus.
During his playing career, Allegri played in the Serie A as a midfielder ...
Notes:
:Injured or otherwise unable to play.
Match
References
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2018
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All-Star Game
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Juventus F.C. matches
Association football penalty shoot-outs
August 2018 sports events in the United States
MLS All-Star
The Major League Soccer All-Star Game is an annual Association football, soccer game held by Major League Soccer featuring selected players from the league against an international club or selected players from Liga MX. MLS initially adopted a tr ...
2018 in Atlanta