Leagues Cup Quarterfinalist Kicks Off Three-Game Road Swing This Weekend;<\/p>\n
Club Le\u00f3n, Colorado Rapids Await RSL in Denver Tuesday the 25th, Saturday the 29th;<\/p>\n
Tickets for All Home Events Remain Available via www.RSL.com\/Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n ORLANDO, Fla. (Friday, August 21, 2026) \u2013 This weekend, Real Salt Lake (8W-7L-4T, 28 points, 8th West \/ 13th Shield MLS) kickoff a three-game road swing, traveling to face Eastern Conference foe Orlando City SC for the first time in three years on Saturday with a 5:30p MT kickoff. RSL arrives in Florida looking to snap two streaks \u2013 a six-game winless run in MLS action dating back to May 16, and a seven-game road run without a win since March 7, when HC Pablo Mastroeni<\/a>\u2019s side won 3-2 at Atlanta.<\/p>\n RSL arrives in Orlando with the sting of dropped points late fresh in the collective soul following Wednesday\u2019s 3-4 loss against FC Dallas, which saw a stoppage-time winner drop RSL to 10-2-2 (W-L-T) overall on Utah soil in 2026, still outscoring visitors 34-15. Prior to this week, the lone home setback arrived on April 22 in an 0-2 loss to Inter Miami CF, while also dropping points in a 1-1 home draw against Tigres. Last Saturday, RSL conceded in the 89th minute against Minnesota, forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against the visiting Loons, the Claret-and-Cobalt now 18-5-4 (W-L-T) at its America First Field fortress since June 1, 2025.<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s RSL at Orlando contest on Apple TV features Carlos Mauricio Ramirez and Lori Lindsey on the primary English-language call, with Sergio Ruiz and Walter Roque providing the Spanish-language analysis. Simultaneously, the KSL Radio team of David James and Jay Nolly return to the mic. Manuel Hernandez, Willy Barrueta and Isidro L\u00f3pez make up the team responsible for the Spanish broadcast on KBMG Latino 106.3 FM<\/p>\n GAME NOTES for Saturday\u2019s RSL @ Orlando Match Available Online\u00a0<\/p>\n The Adobe PDF version of the 2026 RSL Game Guide in advance of Saturday\u2019s contest between Real Salt Lake and Orlando City can be found HERE.<\/a> Media members looking to receive the document as an attachment or have further questions are asked to please contact RSL Communications via email at RSLcommunications@RSL.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n In five of RSL\u2019s six August matches, RSL rookie Sergi Solans<\/a> has found the back of the net, scoring a Club-high 13 goals this season (nine in MLS, two in Leagues Cup, two in the Burnley friendly). The RSL Golden Boot leader has set a new RSL rookie scoring record, breaking Corey Baird\u2019s eight-goal total during his MLS Rookie of the Year season in 2019.<\/p>\n Wednesday against Dallas, RSL climbed back from a 1-3 halftime deficit courtesy of early second-half goals by French-born DP Morgan Guilavogui<\/a> \u2013 scoring his third goal overall (and second in as many appearances, after sitting out last Saturday against Minnesota) and his second in MLS action this year \u2013 and star playmaker Diego Luna<\/a>, who assisted on the Solans and Guilavogui goals before scoring one of his own, his fifth on the season to go with eight assists across all competitions in 2026.<\/p>\n Solans \u2013 who enters Saturday with an active four-game scoring streak \u2013 has given RSL the 1-0 lead both of the 1-1 draw in August MLS action at St. Louis and vs. Minnesota, games that saw RSL cough up the advantage late, forced to settle for split points. When scoring first during the Mastroeni era, RSL is now 56-11-22 (W-L-T) since August, 2021, while taking a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n RSL\u2019s return to Major League Soccer action the last two matches arrives on the heels of three consecutive Leagues Cup contests against Liga MX visitors, with the Claret-and-Cobalt advancing to the Quarterfinals on Tuesday against Club Le\u00f3n in Denver by outscoring the trio of Mexican sides 8-1, with six different goalscorers and 19 different starters. RSL\u2019s Leagues Cup Phase One trio of performances improved RSL to 8-6-6 all-time (29-25 aggregate goals) against Mexican visitors in the last 22 seasons, with a 20-10-10 mark on the Wasatch Front against all international opponents.<\/p>\n Prior to the Dallas match, RSL had conceded just two goals in four games from August 4-15, coming 353 minutes apart \u2013 early against Tigres (sixth minute) and late against Minnesota (89th minute), with back-to-back clean sheets in its 4-0 win Aug. 8 against Atlante and the 3-0 victory Aug. 11 against Juarez. RSL\u2019s back-to-back clean sheets against Atlante (4-0 on Sat., Aug. 8) and Juarez (3-0 on Tues., Aug. 11) are just the second set of shutouts in the 63-game Rafael Cabral<\/a> era (2025\/26), with the combined 7-0 aggregate over those 180 minutes the most dominant consecutive games in RSL\u2019s 22-year, 850-game history across all competitions.<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s match at Orlando is the ninth amidst a critical stretch of 12 games in 44 days for RSL across both MLS and Leagues Cup contests, a run that began with late July road losses at LAFC and Portland. While the St. Louis draw on Aug. 1 snapped a two-game losing streak in RSL\u2019s post-World Cup slate following losses at LAFC on July 22 and at Portland on July 25, the Club is forced to carry an active seven-game winless streak away from home into Saturday at Orlando. RSL then plays a neutral-site match in the Leagues Cup Quarterfinal this Tuesday, August 25, against Club Le\u00f3n, the No. 1 Liga MX seed in this year\u2019s tourney, with the Semifinals slated for midweek on either Sept. 1-2, and the Final \/ Third-Place match \u2013 critical for CONCACAF Champions Cup trio of spots \u2013 to be played on Sunday, Sept. 6.<\/p>\n Real Salt Lake Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni has now managed the Club in 207 matches across all competitions, registering 85 wins, 73 losses and 49 draws in MLS, Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, Leagues Cup, Open Cup, Concacaf Champions Cup and international friendly contests since late August, 2021. The former U.S. Men\u2019s National Team World Cup standout (2002, 2006), MLS Cup Champion (2010) as a player, and former Colorado Rapids manager (2014-16) has averaged 1.60 points per game with RSL in his 202 matches at the helm. Only Cup-winning former manager Jason Kreis (2007-13) \u2013 now the Club\u2019s President of Soccer \u2013 boasts more games, more wins and a higher PPG average than Mastroeni in RSL\u2019s 22 seasons.<\/p>\n During the Mastroeni era, resilience, grit and determination have served as trademarks for RSL, with the Club suffering back-to-back losses on just 20 occasions in those 207 games. The August 1 match at St. Louis marked the latest opportunity for the Claret-and-Cobalt to display its \u201cxDAWG\u201d mentality as it earned the result at Energizer Park, previously winning 35 and drawing 17 times in \u201cbounce-back\u201d games following a loss in Mastroeni\u2019s five-plus seasons in Utah \u2013 something it looks to replicate Saturday in Orlando.<\/p>\n \n FOURTH-EVER RSL LEAGUES CUP PARTICIPATION CONTINUES<\/p>\n Real Salt Lake (2-0-1, 7 points, 4th MLS Leagues Cup) learned late last week the next step in its 2026 Leagues Cup pathway, its neutral-site Quarterfinal matchup against Liga MX top-seed Club Le\u00f3n (3-0-0, 9 points) to be played this Tuesday, August 25, at Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Park in suburban Denver with an 8:30p MT kickoff on Apple TV (Max Bretos and Brian Dunseth on the call).<\/p>\n Should RSL emerge from Tuesday\u2019s Quarterfinal contest, it would travel to face the winner of Toluca (Liga MX) and Austin FC (MLS). The Toluca match would be held at Shell Energy Field in Houston, while Austin\u2019s Q2 Stadium would host their Semifinal due to Austin\u2019s higher seed. RSL\u2019s could return to America First Field for either the Third-Place Match or the 2026 Leagues Cup Final, against any opponent other than Columbus Crew SC.<\/p>\n RSL and Le\u00f3n have met just once before, back in the 2023 Leagues Cup tourney. RSL defeated Le\u00f3n, 3-1, in a weather-delayed match at America First Field that saw the Liga MX side take an early lead in the Round of 32 knockout match, before a Danny Musovski brace and Cristian Arango dagger in the final 20 minutes advanced the Utah squad.<\/p>\n 2026 LEAGUES CUP QUARTERFINAL SCHEDULE<\/p>\n 6:30pm CT | 8:30 ET: CF Monterrey (Liga MX #4) vs. Chicago Fire FC (MLS #1)<\/p>\n SeatGeek Stadium \u2013 Bridgeview, IL 8:30 MT | 10:30 ET: Club Le\u00f3n (Liga MX #1) vs. Real Salt Lake (MLS #4)<\/p>\n Dick’s Sporting Goods Park \u2013 Commerce City, Colorado 6:30pm MT | 8:30 ET: Toluca FC (Liga MX #3) vs. Austin FC (MLS #2)<\/p>\n Sports Illustrated Stadium \u2013 Harrison, NJ 8:45pm MT | 10:45 ET: Club Am\u00e9rica (Liga MX #2) vs. Columbus Crew (MLS #3)<\/p>\n Dignity Health Sports Park \u2013 Carson, CA ROAD TO THE 2026 LEAGUES CUP FINAL<\/p>\n The four Quarterfinal winners will advance to the Leagues Cup Semifinals on September 1-2, with the Third-Place Match and Final scheduled for Sunday, September 6. The Leagues Cup Champion, Runner-up and Third-Place winner will each qualify for the Concacaf Champions Cup. To view the complete Leagues Cup 2026 bracket, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n Tickets for Leagues Cup 2026 Quarterfinal matches will be available in the coming days at LeaguesCup.com\/tickets<\/a> and through the applicable hosting club. MLS club season ticket holders should contact their club representative for additional information.<\/p>\n
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