| Details and photo courtesy of Philadelphia Union
CHESTER, Pa. (August 13, 2026) – The Philadelphia Union hosted Santos Laguna for their third match of Leagues Cup Phase One. The Union featured a heavily rotated squad with Ben Bender, Jeremy Rafanello, Malik Jakupovic, Rafael Uzcátegui, Geiner Martinez and Agustín Anello all in the starting lineup. And in the second half, Stas Korzeniowski, Finn Sundstrom and Kellan LeBlanc all logged significant minutes. After a scoreless first half, Santos Laguna’s Ramiro Sordo opened the scoring in the 48th minute before doubling their lead three minutes later. Philadelphia was unable to spark a comeback, resulting in a 2-0 loss. |
Perfect results for the Union. It looks like NYCFC rotated less of their squad than the Union did so hopefully will be less rested and Austin qualified so they will have their quarterfinal 3-5 days after they play the Union and will hopefully rest some of their squad for the game against the Union.