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Revolution Host Real Salt Lake on Saturday

March 11, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New England Revolution News Release


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution will host Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium in MLS action. The club's third consecutive match against a Western Conference opponent kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET and airs locally on WSBK-TV38, myRITV, 98.5 The Sports Hub HD2, and 1260 AM Nossa (in Portuguese).

New England enters the weekend tilt with clean sheets in its last two contests, posting a 1-0 win over FC Dallas in last Saturday's MLS home opener before a 3-0 midweek victory over Pumas UNAM in the First Leg of the SCCL Quarterfinals. Revolution captain Carles Gil continued his torrid start to the season with two assists in the Champions League match, raising his total to one goal and three helpers across all competitions in 2022. New England owns a 23-1-8 record across all competitions when Gil provides an assist. Gil was one of four Revolution players named to Concacaf's Best XI for the first leg of the Quarterfinal Round along with Earl Edwards Jr., Andrew Farrell, and Adam Buksa.

Sebastian Lletget netted the opening goal in Wednesday's win, his second tally through three games with the Revolution. Adam Buksa collected a brace with a pair of second-half tallies to open his 2022 account. Buksa's multi-goal game was the first for a Revolution player in international competition.

On the defensive end, center back Andrew Farrell registered his 300th appearance with New England across all competitions. He enters Saturday's match one appearance away from his 275th league game. In net, goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. logged his first MLS clean sheet in the victory over FC Dallas before adding another shutout performance on Wednesday night in a three-save effort. The Revolution have yet to concede at Gillette Stadium through 180 minutes this season.

Saturday's match will feature the return of former Revolution midfielder and Braintree, Mass. native Scott Caldwell, now with RSL. The Revolution's second Homegrown Player signing in club history, Caldwell played in 229 MLS games for New England from 2013-21. Caldwell ranks eighth in club history in games played, ninth in games started, and 10th in minutes played.

Real Salt Lake, 1-0-1 on the season, has posted a 4-4-3 record in 11 trips to Foxborough. Revolution midfielder Emmanuel Boateng leads the Revolution roster with three goals and two assists over seven career appearances against Real Salt Lake.

Match 3 vs. Real Salt Lake

Date: Saturday, March 12

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET

Location: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

TV: WSBK-TV38, myRITV

Talent: Brad Feldman (play-by-play), Charlie Davies (analyst), Naoko Funayama (sideline)

English Radio: 98.5 FM The Sports Hub HD2

Portuguese Radio: WBIX 1260 AM "Nossa Radio USA"

STORYLINES: Here are a few top storylines to watch for on Saturday:

The Revolution potentially sweeping the three-game homestand after wins over FC Dallas (March 5) and Pumas UNAM (March 9).

New England registering a result in its first three MLS games for the second straight year.

The Revolution improving on their 9-1-4 record over the last 14 games played at Gillette Stadium across all competitions.

The Revs potentially recording a third straight clean sheet for the first time since Aug.-Sept. 2015.

M Carles Gil reaching the scoresheet for the third consecutive game to start the 2022 MLS campaign, and the fourth straight game overall.

F Gustavo Bou adding to his 43 combined goals and assists since he entered the league in July 2019, second most in MLS during that span.

F Adam Buksa, New England's Golden Boot winner in 2021, collecting his 40th start in MLS and building on his two-goal performance on Wednesday vs. Pumas UNAM.

F Jozy Altidore playing 18 minutes to surpass 12,000 minutes played in MLS.

D Andrew Farrell making his 275th MLS regular season appearance, the most in Revolution history.

GK Earl Edwards Jr. building on his 2-0-1 record in all competitions this year, with two consecutive shutouts.

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