Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Takeaways from a surprising 6-1 win for the Black & Gold Saturday night brought a nice surprise for those Columbus Crew fans in attendance at Lower.com Field. Playing against a side that sat top of the Eastern Conference heading into the weekend, the Crew dismantled Atlanta United 6-1. And yes, this wasn’t a full-strength Atlanta team but neither was it a full-strength Black & Gold side. With key players Cucho Hernandez, Lucas Zelarayan, Milos Degenek and Eloy Room all out of the lineup, Columbus still put on the best display of the ..read more

Second half dominance powers the Black & Gold to a huge victory. The Columbus Crew squared off with Atlanta United at home Saturday night, where it was the first matchup of the season between the two. Entering the contest following a loss to the New York Red Bulls, the Crew flipped the switch, walking away with three points and a take down top-seeded Atlanta United 6-1. The Black & Gold put on a show for the 19,249 in attendance at Lower.com Field on Saturday night. A five-goal display in the second half left no room for doubt in the final outcome. The scoring was highlighted by forwa ..read more

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Can the Crew rebound from last week’s loss against Atlanta United? The Crew lost 2-1 at the New York Red Bulls in a game that, on the stat sheet, the Blackk & Gold dominated with just over 61 percent possession and three scoring chances, two of which were goals. Now the Black & Gold return to Lower.com Field to play Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta United. Atlanta may have the strongest player-for-player team in the league, with up-and-coming talent Caleb Wiley, newly signed Designated Player Giorgos Giakoumakis and World Cup winner Thiago Almada ..read more

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports How will the Black & Gold line up with so many players unavailable? The Columbus Crew will host Atlanta United on Saturday night at Lower.com Field, but most of the stars will be missing for this match. Due to the international window, Columbus will be without goalkeeper Eloy Room, midfielder Lucas Zelarayan and center back Milos Degenek. Atlanta too will be depleted with call-ups. The Five Stripes are without a staggering seven players, notably early MLS MVP candidate Thiago Almada and forward Giorgos Giakoumakis, both Designated Players for United. Former Cr ..read more

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports A look at the Five Stripes, who come to Columbus this weekend. After a disappointing defeat on the road to New York Red Bull last weekend, the Columbus Crew returns home for “Battle at the Death Star” night at Lower.com Field and a matchup with Atlanta United. Due too international call-ups and a few key injuries, the Crew will be forced to use a heavily-rotated squad in this match. Goalkeeper Eloy Room (Curaçao), center back Milos Degenek (Australia) and attacking midfielder Lucas Zelarayan (Armenia) will all miss this match while with their respective national te ..read more

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Inexperience showed in Columbus’ loss in New York. What went wrong tactically on Saturday? The Columbus Crew fell on the road to the New York Red Bulls, losing 2-1 on Saturday in what was a rough night for the Black & Gold. The Crew went up 1-0 in the first half after Alexandru Matan bagged his first goal for Columbus. From there, the Red Bulls had their way, scoring two goals in the second half to send the Crew home with nothing to show for their trip. It was a frustrating game for the Crew and growing pains plagued Wilfried Nancy’s team again in this e ..read more

Courtesy of Columbus Crew The Black & Gold reserve team have their first sponsor. The reigning MLS NEXT Pro champions now have a jersey sponsor for the 2023 season. The Columbus Crew announced on Wednesday that the team has expanded its partnership with OhioHealth, which will now see the club’s official healthcare provider become the first-ever jersey sponsor for the reserve team, Columbus Crew 2. OhioHealth has been a partner of the Black & Gold since 1997. “We are excited to announce this addition to our long-standing partnership with OhioHealth,” said Columbus Crew president of busi ..read more

Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK The Black & Gold’s star striker is set to be sidelined for the foreseeable future. The Columbus Crew’s injury list got a little longer on Tuesday. After it was announced that Black & Gold attacking midfielder Kevin Molino will be out for 6-8 weeks following knee surgery, the Crew faces another setback. Designated Player striker Cucho Hernandez announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he will be sidelines for a “few weeks” due to a knee injury. Hernandez missed the Black & Gold’s 2-1 loss at the New York Bull on Saturday night after he w ..read more

Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK The Black & Gold announced the midfielder is dealing with another knee issue. Kevin Molino had played in every game in the 2023 season for the Columbus Crew prior to Saturday’s 2-1 loss at the New York Red Bulls. Molino was not on the bench as an available substitute at Red Bull Arena for the first time this year and, as it turns out, this was because of an unfortunate reason. The Crew announced on Tuesday afternoon that Molino underwent a meniscectomy of his knee on March 17. He is expected to be sidelined for the next six to eight weeks w ..read more

Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images The major takeaways from the Black & Gold’s second defeat of the season Following back-to-back weeks of positive results, the Columbus Crew took a setback on Saturday night, losing on the road against the New York Red Bulls. The Crew managed an early lead but couldn’t sustain it while giving up two second half goals. This game provided another window into what head coach Wilfried Nancy wants to do with the Black & Gold while also reminding supporters that the team is not quite to the level he would like to this point. There remain issues, som ..read more