Gameday: Rowdies Wrap Preseason against USF Bulls in Tampa
February 28, 2020 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Tampa Bay Rowdies News Release
The Basics
University of South Florida Bulls vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies
Friday, February 28, 7 p.m. ET
Corbett Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Follow us for live updates on Twitter at @RowdiesGameday
There will not be a stream of this match
Tickets
Admission to Friday's match on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa is free of charge.
Rowdies Notes
This will be Tampa Bay's seventh and final preseason match before the start of the 2020 USL Championship regular season next weekend on the road against New York Red Bulls II. The Rowdies have ended their preseason against the Bulls in each of the last two seasons. Tampa Bay won 5-2 in 2018 and 2-1 last season with goals from Sebastian Guenzatti and Kwadwo Poku.
The Rowdies bring a roster of 26 players into the regular season, 22 senior players and four recent USL Academy signings which were announced this week. Those four signings are Hayden Morgan and Julio Plata from the Tampa Bay United Rowdies Academy and Obafemi Awodesu and Landon Ameres from Chargers SC.
Tampa Bay's senior roster of 22 players is comprised of 10 returning players and 12 players that were not on the 2019 roster.
Key returners include Sebastian Guenzatti (19 goals), Juan Tejada (10 goals), Leo Fernandes (29 starts), Dom Oduro (28 starts) and Malik Johnson (three goals and eight assists.)
Key newcomers include goalkeeper Evan Louro (New York Red Bulls II), Forrest Lasso (FC Cincinnati/Nashville SC), Aaron Guillen (North Carolina FC), Lewis Hilton (Saint Louis FC) and Kyle Murphy (Loudoun United FC.)
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