Sporting Kansas City vs. León, Seattle Sounders FC vs. Tigres Open Leagues Cup Play this Tuesday
Published on August 8, 2021 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK CITY & MEXICO CITY - The 25-player competition rosters for the opening Leagues Cup 2021 matches this Tuesday were announced today. Alan Pulido (Sporting KC), Ángel Mena (León), Raul Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders) and Florian Thauvin (Tigres) headline the August 10 matches in Kansas City and Seattle.
Media Schedule for both August 10 matches, including preview virtual press conference information, can be found below. Tickets for the tournament are available here.
Also, ahead of the Saturday night 30-Player roster deadline, the following changes were made to two team Competition Rosters. Pumas added forward Ángel García to its Leagues Cup competition roster. Also, Santos has replaced Santiago Muñoz with forward Alessio Da Cruz.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
The first ever Leagues Cup game was played on July 23, 2019 between Chicago Fire and Cruz Azul.
Each one of this year's MLS clubs have a player that used to play in LIGA MX: Orlando's Pedro Gallese (Veracruz), Sounders' Raul Ruidíaz (Morelia), Kansas City's Alan Pulido (Tigres, Chivas), and NYCFC's Maxi Moralez (León).
Three of the seven previous Leagues Cup matches were won in penalty shootouts -- LA Galaxy beat Xolos, Houston Dynamo beat America and Tigres beat America.AUGUST 10
ROSTERS
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
Goalkeepers: Stefan Cleveland, Stefan Frei, Spencer Richey, Andrew Thomas
Defenders: Xavier Arreaga, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Shane O'Neill, Alex Roldán, Nouhou
Midfielders: Josh Atencio, Reed Baker-Whiting, Ethan Dobbelaere, Danny Leyva, Nico Lodeiro, Jimmy Medranda, Joao Paulo Mior, Cristian Roldán, Kelyn Rowe, Brad Smith
Forwards: Will Bruin, Fredy Montero, Jordan Morris, Raúl Ruidíaz
Head coach: Brian Schmetzer
TIGRES UANL
Goalkeepers: Miguel Ortega, Alan Flores, Arturo Delgado
Defenders: Hugo Ayala, Francisco Venegas, Diego Reyes, Juan Purata, Aldo Cruz, Erick Avalos
Midfielders: Rafael de Souza, Juan Pablo Vigón, Leónardo Fernández, Luis Ronaldo Nájera, Javier Aquino, Raymundo Fulgencio, Luis Quiñones, Florian Thauvin, Jesús Dueñas, David Ayala, Jesús Garza, Sergio Treviño, Alan Ramos
Forwards: Nicolás López, Carlos González, Adrián Garza
Head coach: Miguel Herrera
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Goalkeepers: Kendall McIntosh, Tim Melia, John Pulskamp,
Defenders: Amadou Dia, Andreu Fontas, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Jaylin Lindsey, Luis Martins, Kayden Pierre, Roberto Puncec, Kaveh Rad, Graham Smith
Midfielders: Osvaldo Cisneros, Cameron Duke, Roger Espinoza, Wilson Harris, Gizacho Kinda, Ilie Sanchez, Rémi Walter
Forwards: Grayson Barber, Alan Pulido, Johnny Russell, Daniel Salloi, Khiry Shelton, Graham Zusi
Head coach: Peter Vermes
LEÓN
Goalkeepers: Rodolfo Cota, Iván Vázquez, Bernardo Aguilar
Defenders: Andres Mosquera, William Tesillo, Ramiro Gonzalez, Oscar Villa
Midfielders: David Ramírez, Iván Rodríguez, Gil Burón, Osvaldo Rodríguez, Santiago Colombatto, Fidel Ambriz, Jean Meneses, Ángel Mena, Elías Hernández, Jesse Zamudio, Pablo Rangel, Saúl Zamora
Forwards: Omar Fernández, Víctor Dávila, Emmanuel Gigliotti, Santiago Ormeño, Iván Hernández, Armando León
Head coach: Ariel Holan
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