ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Orlando City is staring down four matches in two weeks across both the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and regular season MLS games. <\/p>\n
The Lions head down south Wednesday night to face FC Naples in a Round of 32 match in the U.S. Open Cup. This is the first ever meeting between the two clubs. <\/p>\n
Orlando City has had success in the U.S. Open Cup, most notably winning it all in 2022. Last year, the team lost in the Round of 16. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a big tournament,\u201d said Lions defender Zakaria Taifi. \u201cWe already won, and we want to win again. That\u2019s the main goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following Wednesday, Orlando City faces three MLS matches on Saturday, April 18, vs Houston, Wednesday, April 22 vs Charlotte and Saturday, April 25 at D.C. United. <\/p>\n
Orlando City has struggled in the 2026 campaign, currently in 13th place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-5-1 record. The team earned a 1-1 draw against Columbus last Sunday to break a three-game losing streak. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy that the team showed mentality today,\u201d said Lions forward Marco Pa\u0161ali\u0107 following Sunday\u2019s game, \u201cthat we showed that we can handle things after these big losses. And, I mean, on one side, I say this team didn\u2019t deserve these losses in the past, so I\u2019m not going to speak about it anymore. I look to the future, and we can connect the future games to this game today.\u201d <\/p>\n
The MLS season runs through November. <\/p>\n
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