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Real Salt Lake Back at Home Saturday in Potential Rocky Mountain Cup Decider

September 1, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release


SANDY, Utah - Following four consecutive losses and five out of six games played in Leagues Cup, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and Major League Soccer league action over the last three weeks, Real Salt Lake (10-9-7, 37 pts, 6th West) continues its 2023 MLS campaign with a Saturday home match against Rocky Mountain Cup rivals Colorado Rapids (3-12-10, 19 pts., 14th West) on a Fireworks Night at America First Field in Sandy (7:30p MT; tickets available at www.RSL.com/tickets).

With a win Saturday, Real Salt Lake would capture its 12th Rocky Mountain Cup in the last 15 seasons, the fan-created rivalry staying on the Wasatch Front for a fourth consecutive year, including the disputed 2020 season. RSL dropped a 1-2 decision at Portland Wednesday, its eight-game MLS road unbeaten streak in snapped. RSL FW Chicho Arango scored his fourth goal for RSL this season in the 83rd minute on a Brayan Vera assist, but RSL could not find the late equalizer at Providence Park.

Since the Pablo Ruiz injury on August 8, RSL has now suffered four losses in as many matches across a trio of competitions, RSL dropping four in a row for the second time this season, each slide bracketing a run that saw Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni's team lose just three games in a 23-game run from April 8 to August 4. The recent slide marks just the sixth, seventh and eighth times in Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni's 89 matches at the helm that the team has dropped consecutive matches, and the first since March 25/April 1 of this season.

Saturday's kickoff against Colorado starts at 7:30p MT on Apple TV+ / MLS Season Pass w/ Mark Rogondino and Heath Pearce (ENG), and Alejandro Figueredo & Jaime Macias (SPN). For local coverage, tune in at 6:30p MT for KSL Radio pre-game w/ David James & Jay Nolly via www.KSLSports.com / 1280 AM / 97.5 FM and www.KSLNewsRadio.com / 1160 AM).

Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids - MLS Matchday 30

America First Field - Sandy, Utah

Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 - 7:30p MT

2023 Records: Real Salt Lake (10-9-7, 37 pts, 6th West); Colorado Rapids (3-12-10, 19 pts., 14th West)

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