Emmanuel Latte Lath is already showing his worth for Atlanta United. The MLS-record incoming transfer (reported $22 million plus add-ons) scored a brace in his Five Stripes debut, beating CF Montréal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois twice in Saturday's 3-2 season-opening win.

Latte Lath has a long way to go to fully deliver on the MLS-record $22 million transfer fee that the club paid to obtain him from the English club Middlesbrough. But he made an impactful initial return on investment Saturday, scoring the team’s first two goals and raining much havoc upon Montreal.

ATLANTA — Emmanuel Latte Lath scored two goals in his MLS debut on Saturday night and Edwin Mosquera netted the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute to help Atlanta United beat CF Montreal 3-2 in the season opener for both teams.

Two goals from Emmanuel Latte Lath and a final one from Edwin Mosquera in the 85th minute lifted Atlanta United to a 3-2 win against Montreal in Saturday’s season-opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

According to Atlanta United president and CEO Garth Lagerwey, there's a palpable buzz in the city ahead of their 2025 season.

The team expects a sellout of more than 60,000. There is ongoing construction of new premium club spaces in and around sections 328-333 that will lower capacity. Atlanta United has led MLS in average attendance each of its past eight seasons.