RSL to host LAFC in U.S. Open Cup 4th round

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Original publish date: May 30, 2019

RSL to host LAFC in U.S. Open Cup 4th round

Is this a chance for RSL to capitalize, or will the league’s top team find tournament success?

May 30, 2019

Real Salt Lake’s entry into the 2019 edition of the U.S. Open Cup will take place at Rio Tinto Stadium, and they’re one of a select few MLS teams facing another MLS team.

The match will take place on June 11 or 12 — that’s forthcoming information, and we’ll update when we know more. It should be a scintillating affair, especially as it falls in the middle of an international break for RSL. With only a few players anticipated to be departing for international duty, it could give the club a chance to field a mostly full-strength lineup.

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Real Salt Lake has never won the Cup, though 2013 did see them come close, falling 1-0 to a league-worst D.C. United team.

RSL faces LAFC at home again on Aug. 17 in MLS action; they previously lost 2-1 on the road to the league toppers. In tournament action, RSL forced LAFC out of the playoffs in 2018 in a widely unexpected result.

Another MLS team facing an MLS team? That’s Seattle Sounders, who will host Portland Timbers. That should be fun.