Locker room setup before the match against FC Cincinatti at TQL Stadium in Cincinatti, Ohio, on Wednesday July 21, 2021. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Atlanta United)

The Sports Inquirer attended the media presser of Atlanta United manager Gonzalo Pineda Sept. 17 ahead of the team’s home match against DC United in Major League Soccer play the next day. Topics included the health and availability of Miles Robinson, Santiago Sosa returning to the lineup, how he communicates with players in multiple languages, the home-field advantage of Mercedes Benz Stadium and the approach to defending DC United particularly leading scorer Ola Kamara.