Everything you need to know for Real Salt Lake-Sounders
The Seattle Sounders will visit Real Salt Lake today for a 6:30 PM kickoff. Both teams are coming off games over the weekend, with RSL settling for a 2-2 road tie against the LA Galaxy on Saturday and the Sounders beating the Portland Timbers 2-1 on Sunday.
Here’s what you need to know:
Injury news
Real Salt Lake
OUT: Kevin Bonilla - Knee; Zavier Gozo - Concussion; Erik Holt - Hamstring; Pablo Ruiz - Knee; Marcelo Silva - Hamstring.
QUESTIONABLE: Bode Hidalgo - Hamstring; Alex Katranis - Adductor; Bryan Oviedo - Calf.
Seattle Sounders FC
OUT: Josh Atencio - Hamstring; Nathan - Quad; Nouhou - yellow-card suspension; Braudilio Rodrigues - Hamstring
QUESTIONABLE: Pedro de la Vega - Hamstring; Yeimar Gómez Andrade - Quad; Raúl Ruidíaz - Foot; Obed Vargas - Calf
Georgi Minoungou called up, could start vs. RSL
Midfielder picked up his first Sounders assist in the Open Cup.
Opposition research
Three Questions with Wasatch Soccer Sentinel
Real Salt Lake has a strong defense that likes to quit late. We learn that and more talking to our old friends at WSS
Other reading
Can Raúl Ruidíaz just keeping doing this?
I was curious how much precedent there was for someone like Ruidíaz to keep scoring goals the way he has been.
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We’re dissecting every MLS team in the Western Conference.