On Saturday, July 22, Philadelphia Union will host Tijuana at Subaru Park for their first game of the 2023 Leagues Cup.
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The hosts just defeated New York City FC 2-1 in Major League Soccer action at the same location last week. The winning goals came from Jose Martinez and Chris Donovan in each half, while Andres Jasson gave New York a late consolation.
While this was going on, Tijuana also defeated Cruz Azul at home in Liga MX by the same score. But they had to go about it the difficult way. Ignacio Rivero gave the visitors the lead right before halftime, and Carlos Gonzalez tied things up in the 58th minute. The hosts completed the comeback with an own goal in stoppage time from Diber Cambindo.
As they prepare for their Leagues Cup debut, they now turn their focus to the continent. The third team in Group 12 is Queretaro.
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Philadelphia Union vs Tijuana kick-off time
| Date: | Jul 22, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT |
| Venue: | Subaru Park |
Philadelphia Union and Tijuana face off on Jul 22 at Subaru Park. Kickoff is set for 8:00 pm Eastern Time (ET), or 5:00 pm Pacific Time (PT).
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Team news & squads
Philadelphia Union team news
Philadelphia Union will be without Quinn Sullivan, who has missed the last month of action. Daniel Gazdag, Mikael Uhre and Julian Carranza have been in fine form in front of goal and are expected to spearhead the attack once again.
Philadelphia Union possible XI: Blake; Mbaizo, Glesnes, Elliott, Wagner; Bedoya, Flach, McGlynn; Gazdag, Carranza, Uhre.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Blake, Bendik |
| Defenders | Real, Mbaizo, Elliot, Glesnes, Lowe, Harriel, Wagner |
| Midfielders | Gazdag, Martinez, McGlynn, Perea, Odada, Bedoya, Rafanello, Flach |
| Forwards | Uhre, Carranza, Torres |
Tijuana team news
Nicolas Diaz was forced off on the half-hour mark in the opening gameweek, but recovered in time to start last time out, so the defender should continue to partner Kevin Balanta in the central defensive rearguard against Cruz Azul.
Club Tijuana possible XI: Corona; Barbosa, Balanta, Diaz, Vega; Rivera, Madrigal; Canelo, Rodriguez, Martinez; Gonzalez.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Corona, Diaz |
| Defenders: | Godinez, Govea, Lis. Lopez, Balanta, Barbosa, N. Diaz, R. Parra, R. Fernandez, Vega, Flores, Montoya |
| Midfielders: | Madrigal, Castaneda, Lertora, Martinez, Vazquez, Leo. Lopez, Contreras, Rivera, Olmeda, Galicia |
| Forwards: | >C. Gonzalez, Canelo, Barbona, C. Ortiz, L. Rodrigues, Romero |
Head-to-Head Record
These two sides have never played against each other. This will be the first time they will face each other.