FC Dallas looks for a rare win away from home in 2024 tonight when they taken on St. Louis CITY SC in the opening game of the Leagues Cup.

Both clubs have their lineups in, so let’s break them down.

On Friday, Peter Luccin discussed his desire to use a strong lineup in this tournament. And we kind of got that. Kind of.

Up top, Petar Musa returns to the lineup, fresh off his MLS All-Star Game appearance on Wednesday night. He’ll have Paul Arriola and Logan Farrington in support.

The midfield sees Carl Sainte earn his second straight start in the middle next to Tsiki Ntsabeleng. Marco Farfan and Ema Twumasi will be on the wings.

It is a strong group defensively, with Sebastien Ibeagha, Nkosi Tafari and Sam Junqua earning the start in the back.

And finally, in goal we have All-Star keeper Maarten Paes.

Seeing how it is a deeper bench for this tournament, I think we could see a few changes in the second half. Asier Illarramendi could get around 25-30 minutes in this one as he is working back from an ankle injury.

From there, it could be a very young set of subs come into this one with guys like Tarik Scott, Tomas Pondeca, Bernard Kamungo and Dante Sealy available on the bench.

Suspended: none
Out: Geovane Jesus (Right knee), Alan Velasco (Left knee), Paxton Pomykal (knee), Jesus Ferreira (hamstring), Patrickson Delgado (knee), Liam Fraser (upper leg), Sebastian Lletget (concussion)
Questionable: none
On Loan: Isaiah Parker
International Duty: none

Yeah, St. Louis is dealing with injuries to key players, too.

📅 Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024
⚽️ Kickoff: 8:00 PM
🏟 Venue: CITYPARK
📺 Streaming: MLS Season Pass
💬 Gameday Social: #FCDvSTL
☀️ Weather: 80, rain

Join us on our Notes to discuss it.

Lionel Messi won’t be in action, but Inter Miami will begin its Leagues Cup tournament title defense tonight against LIGA MX side Puebla at Chase Stadium.

Messi remains week to week with his right ankle ligament injury he suffered during Argentina’s win in the Copa America final on July 14.

However, Inter Miami is on a roll, winning six of seven games without Messi dating to last month. Puebla has started its LIGA MX season with a win, draw and two losses.

Inter Miami vs. Puebla is one of seven Leagues Cup tournament matches on Saturday. Follow along here for live updates from tonight’s match, and other Leagues Cup game highlights:

The Inter Miami and Puebla match begins at 8 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV.

Columbus Crew standout Cucho Hernandez has a hat trick in the first half as against English Premier League club Aston Villa in a friendly on Saturday night.

The Crew has a bye into the Leagues Cup Round of 32, but their best player surely is taking advantage of the matchup.

Messi may not be in action, but he’s in the stands and in camera’s sight for tonight’s match.

Matias Rojas has Inter Miami on the board after nine minutes with a stellar left boot to give his side an early 1-0 lead.

A beautiful entry pass by Jordi Alba was scored by Marcelo ‘Chelo’ Weigandt in the fourth minute, but Weigandt was offsides. The set piece won’t count for Miami.

Here’s the starting lineups for both sides:

No, Messi is not playing tonight. He remains sidelined due to his right ankle injury.

Messi is not with the Argentina team, competing at the Paris Olympics. He’s with Inter Miami after his Copa America run.

The seven games in action Saturday are all available on Apple TV (unless otherwise noted).

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LAFC cruised to an easy 3-0 win over Club Tijuana behind two goals from Cristian Olivera and another from 2023 MLS Golden Boot winner Denis Bouanga.

Jordan Morris and Paul Rothrock got Seattle off on the right foot in Leagues Cup play with goals against Minnesota.

Despite having a player red-carded off the field during the first half, Austin FC pulled off a 3-2 win over Liga MX club Pumas.

Goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland preserved the win with a save on a penalty kick in second half stoppage time.

D.C. United prevailed in a sudden-death penalty shootout against Atlanta United.

Dagur Thorhallsson, Facundo Torres, Ramiro Enrique and Martin Ojeda each scored goals for Orlando City as it cruised to a 4-1 win over CF Montréal.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A massive fire broke out Saturday evening at an apartment complex in northwest Atlanta.

The fire is at the Bell Collier Village apartments on Howell Mill Road — just behind the United States Post Office.

Firefighters responded to the apartments around 6:15 and have evacuated the entire building. Crews said the fire may have started on the roof.

They are fighting the fire in “defensive mode,” meaning they are fighting the fire from outside the building.

Multiple pets has already been rescued.

Atlanta News First cameras captured smoke billowing from the apartment building.

Crews do not know how many people have been displaced by the fire.

This is a developing story. Check back with Atlanta News First for updates.

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