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ATLANTA — Atlanta United has fired coach Gonzalo Pineda, less than 24 hours after another loss dropped the team farther from playoff contention in Major League Soccer. The team announced the change coming off a 3-2 home setback to Charlotte before more than 61,000 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. United managed only one victory in its final 11 games with Pineda on the sideline: A surprising 3-1 road triumph over Lionel Messi and MLS-leading Inter Miami last week. The team is 1-6-4 over that span, dropping to 13th in the Eastern Conference and 24th overall in MLS. Assistant coach Rob Valentino will take over as interim coach while Atlanta conducts the search for Pineda's successor.
