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3 takeaways from the Revolution's Open Cup win over Rhode Island FC

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11 months ago

May 8, 2025

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3 takeaways from the Revolution's Open Cup win over Rhode Island FC

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New England advanced thanks to a goal from a Somerville’s Cristiano Oliveira.

Revolution players Gevork Diarbian (left), Liam Butts (center), and Cristiano Oliveira celebrate the win over Rhode Island FC. Via MLS/New England Revolution

The Revolution defeated Rhode Island Football Club 2-1 in the Round of 32 of the U.S. Open Cup in front of 9,539 fans at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket on Wednesday night in what was just the second game ever played at the newly-constructed venue.

In what was also the first ever meeting between the two New England clubs, it was probably fitting that a Somerville native scored the winner.

After goals from Revolution forward Tomas Chancalay (the first in the stadium’s history), and Rhode Island’s Maxi Rodriguez (who scored the first home team goal in Centreville Bank Stadium history), it was 17-year-old Cristiano Oliveira — making his Revolution senior team debut — who scored the decisive goal off a rebound in the 88th minute.

Revolution head coach Caleb Porter fielded a heavily rotated squad, with several regular starters not even dressing for the game.

In their place, Porter deployed a few veterans (center-back and assistant coach Andrew Farrell got his first start of the season), as well as Designated Player Tomas Chancalay and 34-year-old forward Maxi Urruti.

Rhode Island, in the midst of a fixture glut (four games in 11 days) began in a defensive shape, preferring to play on the counter.

And because the makeshift New England lineup took time to get going, this meant that neither team created a shot in the first 15 minutes. Once the action got going, however, the scoring chances began to flow.

Eventually, a fortuitous bounce after a Rhode Island tackle on Urruti inside the penalty area fell to Chancalay, who cut inside and cooly dispatched the ball in the net to give the Revolution a lead (and the first official goal in the stadium’s history).

The kids are…alright.

Rhode Island built up to an equalizer in the second half, eventually finding it through a well-struck low cross and a one-time finish from Rodriguez in the 50th minute.

The goal came despite Porter opting to sub in defensive midfielder Eric Klein for winger Luca Langoni at halftime. Klein, one of five players who made their senior team debut for New England on Wednesday, was not specifically at fault for the goal (and eventually grew into the game), but the sequence showed the threat that the USL opposition posed, and that the defensive-minded substitution was not going to be enough to get the win.

After both Chancalay and Urruti were subbed off in the 87th minute (Chancalay looked as if he may have pulled a muscle), Porter subbed on more young players. Both Gevork Diarbian and Liam Butts were subbed on, joining the already youthful New England attack alongside Oliveira.

Though their play was up-and-down over the course of the half, New England’s youth movement combined to score the winner, with Diarbian whipping in a cross from the left only to strike the far post in the process.

The ball rebounded off the post kindly for Oliveira, who deftly applied the finish.

The circumstances were bigger than the game.

Amid the Revolution’s ongoing bid to someday build a stadium in Everett, getting to play at a New England-based soccer-specific stadium offered a tantalizing glimpse at the club’s potential future.

Aside from the atmosphere, which felt bigger than the moderately-sized venue, was the essentially unprecedented circumstance of the Revolution playing another local team in a meaningful game.

Local rivalries define the sport in innumerable international cities and regions, yet that was something which had been lacking in New England until recently.

Now, with the emergence of multiple professional teams in the last few years around New England, a budding soccer scene is starting to take shape. Getting games against the region’s only MLS team will only help the development, though Rhode Island will feel that — given the tight margin of the final scoreline — it could’ve ended with a win.

Hayden Bird is a sports staff writer for Boston.com, where he has worked since 2016. He covers all things sports in New England.

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Release of rescued bobcats by the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island

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3 hours ago

April 3, 2026

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Release of rescued bobcats by the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island

The Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island rehabilitated two orphaned kitten bobcats starting last July and continuing through Monday, March 30, when the bobcats were released into the wild. Video from the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island and URI’s Quest Lab.

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Crash closes Route 146 north in Lincoln

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15 hours ago

April 2, 2026

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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation reported a crash blocking all travel lanes on Route 146 north.

RIDOT posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the crash cleared shortly before 8 p.m.

Officials said the crash happened at the exit to Route 99 in Lincoln.

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Who is Dolores Catania? What to know about ‘The Real Housewives’ of RI guest

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April 2, 2026

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Who is Dolores Catania? What to know about ‘The Real Housewives’ of RI guest

With the premiere of “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island”, you may be wondering exactly who you will be seeing on the screen.

Premiering on Thursday, April 2, Rhode Island’s debut in “The Real Housewives” franchise will focus on seven women from all across the Ocean State. The series will also include appearances from a franchise-familiar face: “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dolores Catania.

Never seen “The Real Housewives of New Jersey”? Here’s what to know about Dolores Catania ahead of Rhode Island’s series premiere.

Who is Dolores Catania?

Born and raised in New Jersey, Dolores Catania quickly became a franchise fan-favorite after joining “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” in Season 7. While “The Real Housewives” is known for drama, Catania herself is known as a mediator on the show, often helping to keep the peace rather than choosing sides in an argument.

The 55-year-old Bravo celebrity shares two children with her ex-husband Frank Catania, who she maintains a close friendship and business partnership with. Catania is now engaged to Paul “Paulie” Connell, and she recently told Us Weekly that she plans to take wedding inspiration from another part-time Rhode Islander: Taylor Swift.

A TV personality and multi-faceted entrepeneur, Dolores Catania is most well-known for her charitable work with women’s shelters and animal rescue organizations. In 2018, fans voted her as “Miss Congeniality” across the entire “Real Housewives” franchise. Her efforts have also been recognized with honors such as the key to the city of Paterson and the Ambassador of Hope Award by Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, according to Bravo.

How is Dolores Catania connected to Rhode Island?

While Dolores Catania will be featured throughout “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island,” she is not trading her Jersey housewife life for the Ocean State. Rather, Catania joins the new series as a friend and mentor.

Specifically, Catania comes into the show as a close friend of Rhode Island “Real Housewife” Liz McGraw, a well-known Rhode Island dispensary owner whom Catania met at a cannabis convention. Together, the pair has plans to launch a line of gummies for menopausal women.

“It was a dream to have her by my side. I couldn’t imagine anything cooler than to have her here on my home turf with me,” McGraw told Bravo about filming alongside Catania. “Dolores is just an amazing friend. She understands me and I understand her. I trust her with my life.”

Although Catania did not know any of the other cast members prior to filming, she told Bravo that she became close with the entire cast.

“In a really crazy way, I felt like I knew them forever. They’re all very relatable to me. Each person, in their own way, I very much understood and felt that I fit in,” Catania said in a release.

While Catania said no state could ever come close to New Jersey, she did admit that she enjoyed filming in the “calmer” state of Rhode Island. She added that she does not feel too different from the Rhode Island housewives, saying that viewers will love them for their relatability in the same way they loved the relatability of the New Jersey housewives.

How to watch ‘The Real Houswives of Rhode Island’

The debut season of “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” will premiere Thursday, April 2 at 9 p.m. on Bravo. After the first episode, new episodes will air weekly on Sundays at 9 p.m.

Episodes will be available for next-day streaming on Peacock. This means that the first episode will be available to stream on Friday, April 3, with new episodes available to stream on Mondays each week after that.

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