2018 MLS All-Star Game

The 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 23rd edition of the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. It was held on August 1 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and played against Italian club Juventus. The match was tied 1–1 after 90 minutes and was settled in a penalty shoot-out that Juventus won 5–3.^[1]

2018 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target

Target All-Star Atlanta '18
Event	2018 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Juventus 1 1
Juventus won 5–3 on penalties
Date	August 1, 2018
Venue	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Most Valuable Player	Josef Martínez (MLS All-Stars)
Referee	Robert Sibiga (United States)
Attendance	72,317
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The match was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Josef Martínez won MVP.

The match was attended by 72,317, setting a new record for a standalone MLS All-Star Game.^[2]

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.^[3] Juventus was confirmed as the match's opponents in March 2018, participating as part of their American pre-season tour.^[4]

Match rules

• Unlimited substitutions
• Penalty shoot-out if tied through full time; no extra time

Squads

MLS All-Stars

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Brad Guzan (Atlanta United) 2 MF  USA Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls) 3 DF  USA Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United) 4 MF  MEX Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) 5 DF  CRC Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United) 6 MF  ESP Ilie (Sporting Kansas City) 8 MF  ARG Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) 10 MF  PAR Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) 11 FW  MEX Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) (captain) 12 FW  ITA Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC) 13 MF  FIN Alexander Ring (New York City FC) 14 MF  HON Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) 15 FW  VEN Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) 16 GK  USA Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew)

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  PER Yoshimar Yotún (Orlando City) 18 MF  ARG Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) 19 DF  BEL Laurent Ciman (Los Angeles FC) 20 DF  USA Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) 21 FW  COL Darwin Quintero (Minnesota United) 22 MF  ARG Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) 23 DF  USA Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) 24 DF  USA Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls) 25 DF  PAN Michael Murillo (New York Red Bulls) 26 MF  CAN Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) 27 MF  FRA Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) 28 FW  ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls) 29 FW  SWE Zlatan Ibrahimovića (LA Galaxy) 30 FW  ESP David Villaa (New York City FC)

• Manager: Gerardo Martino (Atlanta United)

Juventus

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  POL Wojciech Szczęsny 2 DF  ITA Mattia De Sciglio 3 DF  ITA Giorgio Chiellini (captain) 4 DF  MAR Medhi Benatia 5 MF  BIH Miralem Pjanić 6 MF  GER Sami Khedira 8 MF  ITA Claudio Marchisio 12 DF  BRA Alex Sandro 15 DF  ITA Andrea Barzagli 16 GK  ITA Carlo Pinsoglio 19 GK  ITA Mattia Perin 20 DF  POR João Cancelo 23 MF  GER Emre Can

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  ITA Daniele Rugani 31 DF  ITA Pietro Beruatto 32 GK  ITA Mattia Del Favero 33 FW  ITA Federico Bernardeschi 34 MF  NED Leandro Fernandes 35 MF  CZE Roman Macek 36 MF  CYP Grigoris Kastanos 38 MF  ITA Luca Clemenza 40 MF  BRA Matheus Pereira 41 FW  ITA Stefano Beltrame 42 FW  ITA Andrea Favilli 43 MF  ITA Alessandro Di Pardo 44 MF  ITA Nicolò Fagioli

• Manager: Massimiliano Allegri

Notes:

^a Injured or otherwise unable to play.

Match

MLS All-Stars	1–1	Juventus
Martínez 26'	Report	Favilli 21'
Penalties
Zusi Yotún Valeri Wright-Phillips	3–5	Fagioli Beltrame Kastanos Fernandes De Sciglio

2018 MLS All-Star Game

August 1, 2018

19:30 ET

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 72,317

Referee: Robert Sibiga (United States)

MLS All-Stars

Juventus

GK 1 Brad Guzan  46' DF 62 Michael Murillo  46' DF 33 Aaron Long  62' DF 23 Laurent Ciman  46' DF 5 Francisco Calvo  32' MF 2 Tyler Adams  32' MF 14 Alexander Ring  46' MF 11 Carlos Vela (c)  46' MF 10 Miguel Almirón  46' MF 21 Ignacio Piatti  32' FW 17 Josef Martínez  32' Substitutes: GK 18 Zack Steffen  46' DF 3 Michael Parkhurst  62' DF 28 Graham Zusi  46' DF 24 Matt Hedges  46' DF 67 Alphonso Davies  32'  63' MF 8 Diego Valeri  46' MF 25 Darwin Quintero  62' MF 4 Jonathan dos Santos  32'  62' MF 6 Ilie  46' MF 19 Yoshimar Yotún  63' MF 77 Wilfried Zahibo  62' MF 16 Alberth Elis  46' MF 27 Ezequiel Barco  32'  62' FW 99 Bradley Wright-Phillips  62' FW 12 Sebastian Giovinco  32'  62' Manager: Gerardo Martino

GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny  46' DF 20 João Cancelo  74' DF 24 Daniele Rugani DF 15 Andrea Barzagli (c)  46' DF 12 Alex Sandro  44'  46' MF 6 Sami Khedira  46' MF 5 Miralem Pjanić  46' MF 23 Emre Can  46' FW 33 Federico Bernardeschi  46' FW 42 Andrea Favilli  46' FW 40 Matheus Pereira  65' Substitutes: GK 16 Carlo Pinsoglio GK 19 Mattia Perin  46' GK 32 Mattia Del Favero DF 3 Giorgio Chiellini DF 4 Medhi Benatia  46' DF 2 Mattia De Sciglio  46' DF 43 Alessandro Di Pardo  74' MF 8 Claudio Marchisio MF 35 Roman Macek MF 36 Grigoris Kastanos  46' MF 34 Leandro Fernandes  88'  46' MF 44 Nicolò Fagioli  46' FW 41 Stefano Beltrame  46' FW 38 Luca Clemenza  46' FW 31 Pietro Beruatto  65' Manager: Massimiliano Allegri

Most valuable player: Josef Martínez (MLS All-Stars) Assistant referees: Jason White Eric Weisbrod Fourth official: Nima Saghafi Video assistant referee: Alex Chilowicz

Match rules 90 minutes. Unlimited substitutions. No extra time. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.