HERRIMAN, Utah (Tuesday, August 22, 2023) – Following a 15-day hiatus at the heels of Leagues Cup removing at LAFC within the Round of 16, Real Salt Lake (10-7-7, 37 pts, t-2nd West) resumes its 2023 marketing campaign this week with back-to-back suits towards Houston; first, in Wednesday’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal (7:30p MT) at Shell Energy Stadium in South Texas, prior to returning house to host the Dynamo this Saturday, August 26 at America First Field in Sandy (7:30p MT; tickets to be had at www.RSL.com/tickets).
RSL arrives in Houston unbeaten in its final 5 visits to South Texas (one win, 4 attracts) – together with 0-0 attracts on May 6 of this 12 months and on opening day 2022, RSL final dropping there in 2017. The Utah aspect owns an lively eight-game highway unbeaten streak in MLS motion, the Claret-and-Cobalt final losing a highway choice in League play again on April 15 at Dallas. RSL has suffered simply two losses in its final 15 suits since June 1, each in Leagues Cup motion, together with an August 8 loss at LAFC snapping each an 11-game highway unbeaten run and a five-game win streak in removing video games this 12 months (4 in U.S. Open Cup, one in Leagues Cup), as Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni’s staff has dropped simply 5 video games in its final 27 performed throughout 3 competitions right through a 120-day duration since April 8.
Since April 8, RSL has now recorded 15 wins, 5 losses and 7 attracts in the ones 27 video games throughout MLS, Open Cup and Leagues Cup play, securing a berth within the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ultimate 4, the 109-year previous tourney resuming subsequent week with the August 23 semifinal in Houston. During the hot slate of agenda congestion throughout MLS and Open Cup motion, Mastroeni and body of workers have used 28 other gamers, together with new Designated Player Chicho Arango, permanently-acquired MF Braian Ojeda and Colombian acquisition Nelson Palacio.
Wednesday’s kickoff at Houston begins at 7:30p MT on CBS Sports GOLAZO / Paramount + w/ Josh Eastern and Ricky Lopez-Espin (ENG) & Copan Alvarez and Walter Roque (SPN). For native protection, track in at 6:30p MT for KSL Radio pre-game w/ David James & Jay Nolly by means of www.KSLSports.com / 1280 AM / 97.5 FM and www.KSLNewsRadio.com / 1160 AM).
It is with a heavy middle that we recognize that RSL Vice President of Public Relations John Genna gave up the ghost early Saturday morning, August 5, mere hours following RSL’s dramatic win over León, at house surrounded by means of circle of relatives following a years-long fight towards ALS … John’s generosity of spirit, infectious smile and love of serving to others, in addition to his tireless paintings ethic and skill to mediate answers for all events, will endlessly permeate the “RSL Family” …
Please consult with https://www.RSL.com/news/Genna-Strong-Always for main points in regards to the Club’s persevered battle for an ALS remedy, in addition to different ongoing group tasks in John’s reminiscence … In lieu of plants, the Genna circle of relatives asks that we proceed being #GennaStrong and ship donations to www.projectmainst.org on John Genna’s behalf … RSL Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni talked right through his León post-game on August 4 about what his courting with Genna has supplied since arriving in Utah right through the 2021 season: https://mls.imagencloud.com/record/~36a7d2f895…
LAMBERT LATEST ADDITION TO RSL
Jamaican world D/M Kevon Lambert arrived in Utah on August 11 following his home switch from the USL Championship aspect Phoenix Rising. Lambert supplies measurement for RSL’s backline with the flexibility to lend a hand within the pivot if wanted. Regarded as one of the most USL’s most sensible gamers the final two seasons and coming off an outstanding Gold Cup for Jamaica, the 26-year-old Lambert is signed to RSL throughout the 2025 season. Lambert is “cup-tied” to Phoenix for this 12 months’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, however will have to be eligible to seem for RSL starting on Saturday, August 26 at house towards the Dynamo.
RSL MF Pablo Ruiz underwent surgical procedure on his proper meniscus final Friday, August 11, the 24-year-old twin Argentine/Chilean citizen, now in his 6th season with Real Salt Lake, noticed medical doctors restore the complicated tear of the knee cartilage following Ruiz’s 9th-minute non-contact harm suffered in final week’s 0-4 Leagues Cup Round of 16 fit at LAFC.
“This procedure repairs a severely-damaged meniscus in Pablo’s right knee,” states RSL Senior Director of Athlete Health and Performance Theron Enns. “The exact timeline for his return to the field will be determined later as his rehabilitation progresses, but typically this type of repair requires around four to six months to allow the necessary healing and return to full participation. Pablo has already begun his rehabilitation with our medical staff and we will update his progress as we enter the latter months of the season.”
Ruiz scored 4 targets and added 9 assists in 28 video games throughout MLS, Open Cup and Leagues Cup competitions this season, together with a impressive 70-yard effort within the June 7 win at D.C. United and a three-assist efficiency – simply the second-ever in just about 700 all-time RSL suits – in a 4-0 house win on July 8 towards Orlando.
OJEDA MAKES IT PERMANENT WITH RSL
Late on July 31, RSL completely received MF Braian Ojeda from Nottingham Forest (England), because the Paraguayan world have been on mortgage from the Premier League aspect since final August. Ojeda indicators with RSL throughout the 2025 season by means of Major League Soccer’s U-22 initiative, with RSL keeping choices at the elite defensive midfielder for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
OROZCO DEPARTS SANTOS LAGUNA, HEADS TO LARNE FC (NORTHERN IRELAND)
RSL introduced August 2 that HomeGrown defender Jaziel Orozco – who has spent this season on mortgage to Santos Laguna, the place he served as Captain of the U-23 aspect – as a way to start a brand new mortgage spell with Larne FC in Northern Ireland. Larne FC is recently taking part in UEFA’s Europa Conference League qualification, after completing atop the 2022/23 Premiership desk with 83 issues from 38 video games, posting a 25-5-8 mark (W-L-T).
RED-HOT SUMMER & LEAGUES CUP RUN GRINDS TO HALT AT LAFC
In no small section because of the Ruiz harm, an emotional go back to BMO Stadium for FW* Chicho Arango, uncharacteristic misses at the completing aspect in addition to defensive gaffes, RSL’s five-game win streak in removing suits this 12 months was once snapped within the Leagues Cup Round of 16 on August 8 at LAFC. The 0-4 ultimate scoreline belies a primary half of that noticed RSL as much as the problem, with Arango lacking a volley vast by means of an inch, with Andrés Gómez* and others narrowly lacking high quality probabilities created. LAFC killer and MLS MVP candidate Denis Bouanga scored two times within the first seven mins of the second one half of to wreck the 0-0 halftime impasse, with two different finishes sending RSL house for a 12-day leisure.
RSL arrived at LAFC having a look to proceed its second-half momentum from the 3-1 comeback towards León and extra rebound from the 0-3 house loss to Monterrey again on July 22. RSL had complex to the West Region’s ultimate 4 with an exhilarating 3-1 comeback win towards Mexican energy and CONCACAF Champions League holders Club León August 4 in Utah, as a three-minute Danny Musovski brace and an Arango dagger right through a 12-minute span in the second one half of reversed an 0-1 deficit to advance RSL. Arango has scored 3 targets and added two assists in his now seven video games with RSL, whilst Musovski now owns 9 targets and 5 assists since overdue April to check Jefferson Savarino for the Club’s all-competition Golden Boot lead in 2023.
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