The Revolution will play another match at Pawtucket’s Centreville Bank Stadium when they host fellow MLS side Orlando City in the US Open Cup’s round of 16 on Wednesday, April 29.
Dates and game locations for the next round of the domestic knockout tournament were set Thursday night, though New England already knew it would be hosting Orlando. The Lions eliminated USL League One’s FC Naples, 1-0, on Wednesday night in Florida.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
The Revolution will be the home team against Orlando, as they were on Tuesday, when they needed penalties to beat Centreville’s primary tenant, Rhode Island FC of the USL Championship, in the Cup for the second straight season. New England would have traveled to Florida had Naples, which plays at the same level as the Portland Hearts of Pine, pulled the upset.
Sixteen MLS teams entered the Open Cup in this week’s third round, with 13 advancing over presumed weaker competition from the United Soccer League’s top two levels. Teams often use second-tier lineups in the Cup, more concerned with their league schedules, and both the Revolution and RIFC did so Tuesday.
Donovan Parisian made his first senior appearance for the Revolution and played the hero, saving three straight Rhode Island penalties after RIFC tied the match in the 11th minute of second half stoppage time.
Orlando (1-5-1, 4 points) sits 13th in the 15-team MLS Eastern Conference, outscored, 24-6, via three blowout losses. It already has parted ways with its coach this season, splitting with Oscar Pareja after an 0-3-0 start.
The Revolution (3-3-0, 9 points) are coming off back-to-back shutouts in league, and look to cap a perfect three-game homestand against Columbus on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium.