Keep it Rolling
The Lions will look to extend their current Club-record unbeaten run to nine matches on Saturday against the New York Red Bulls after earning a scoreless draw in Frisco on Sunday. City has seen 21 different players take the pitch throughout this run, 19 of them earning a start at one point along the way, with a 5-0-3 record in its last eight matches. In this stretch, the Lions’ defense has yet to concede multiple times in a single match with a goal differential of +9 since August 26.
Our No. 10
Midfielder Mauricio Pereyra earned his first MLS Team of the Week honors this past week, named to the league’s Team of the Week Bench for Week 14 following his performance on Sunday. Against the Toros, Pereyra completed 37 of 43 passes, with five key passes, three tackles, six ball recoveries and an interception to help limit the home side’s chances and earn a clean sheet for the Lions.
Keep it Clean - El Pulpo Edition
Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese registered his second clean sheet of the 2020 MLS regular season on Sunday against FC Dallas and his third across all competitions. “El Pulpo” tallied four saves in the match to keep the Toros scoreless, two shy of his season-high six saves against NYCFC at the MLS is Back Tournament. Gallese has played every minute for the Lions this season, appearing in all 14 matches for the Club.
Defending the Fortress
The Lions hold a 4-0-2 record at home in MLS regular-season play this year, with wins against Nashville SC and Chicago Fire FC, as well as a pair against Inter Miami CF, with one of those coming at the MLS is Back Tournament. Six different members of the squad have found the back of the net in The City Beautiful this season in Chris Mueller, Nani, Daryl Dike, Mauricio Pereyra, Benji Michel and Júnior Urso, with the side holding a +7 goal differential at home.
Milestone Tracker
- Nani (14) is one assist shy of taking sole possession of third in Club history to pass former Lion Yoshi Yotún.
- Daryl Dike is one goal shy of passing teammate Chris Mueller (3) for second in Club history in goals scored by a Lions’ MLS SuperDraft selection in their debut season.
- Chris Mueller is one start away from 50 in his young MLS career.
- Sebastián Méndez is one start away from 30 for the Lions.
- Ruan is one appearance away from 40 for the Lions.
Club Connections
- New York Red Bulls defender Amro Tarek spent the 2018 MLS season with the Lions, appearing in 20 matches with 19 starts, and scoring one goal.
- City’s leading scorer Chris Mueller Red Bulls forward Tom Barlow were college teammates at the University of Wisconsin from 2014-17. Barlow was taken in the second round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, while Mueller was selected sixth-overall by the Lions.
