June 24, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Real Salt Lake News Release
HERRIMAN, Utah – Real Salt Lake (8-4-4, 28 pts, 2nd West) remains home at its Rio Tinto Stadium fortress in this weekend’s Major League Soccer regular-season action, hosting Columbus Crew SC (4-5-5, 17 pts, 11th East) for an 8:00 p.m. MT kickoff as part of Saturday’s Fireworks celebration. Along with RSL’s Pride initiatives in-stadium Saturday, a capacity crowd is expected once again in Sandy, with RSL welcoming 20,000+ fans for a team-record eighth consecutive match to kick off its 2022 campaign. Tickets remain via www.RSL.com/tickets.
Saturday’s match will be broadcast locally via KMYU (12 over the air, 22 satellite and 643 HD on cable), with streaming on the KSL Sports App, as well as ESPN700 AM radio. Spanish-speaking fans can tune in on KBMG Latino 106.3 FM, La Gran D 102.3 FM and KTUB 1600 AM for the local radio broadcast.
RSL seeks to extend its unbeaten 6-0-1 mark at home this season, capturing 19 of a possible 21 points to vault Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni’s side near the top of the MLS table, firmly ensconcing the Claret-and-Cobalt in the thick of the MLS Supporters Shield race. Since the former U.S. World Cup star assumed the RSL helm, the Club is 10-2-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium, suffering back-to-back losses just once.
Not only was last week’s win Mastroeni’s 10th win at home as RSL’s head coach, the comprehensive 2-0 victory over San Jose marked the Utah side’s 150th all-time Major League Soccer home regular-season win (150-55-74 W-L-T) during its 18 MLS seasons. The win also put RSL’s all-time reg. season record one game above .500, at 213-212-137 (W-L-T), the first time RSL has achieved that milestone since midway through its 2020 campaign.
Real Salt Lake v. Columbus Crew
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT
Saturday, June 25 at 8:00 p.m. MT
2022 Records: Real Salt Lake (8-4-4, 28 pts, 2nd West); Columbus Crew SC (4-5-5, 17 pts, 11th West)
OTHER 2022 RSL NOTES:
SILVA STEPPING UP ON THE SCORESHEET, AND OFF AS WELL
Saturday’s 2-0 win over San Jose saw Acting Captain Marcelo Silva score his second goal of the season, both game-winners in shutout victories at home, both against California teams, both off set pieces (April 30 v LA Galaxy). Silva’s pre-game speeches have become stuff of legend, and he is quick to remind all that this is still Damir’s team, even during the injury absence …
DOUBLING DOWN ON DEFENSE
Critical to RSL’s recent run of form – winners in four of its last five…
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