Inter Miami CF 3-2 Chicago Fire
A stoppage time goal by Rodolfo Pizzaro gave Inter Miami a 3-2 win over Chicago Fire FC at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The Fire’s road winless streak extends to eighteen games (0-12-6).
Indiana Vassilev opened the scoring in the 34th minute after Bobby Shuttleworth made the initial save on Robbie Robinson. The Fire equalized off a corner kick six minutes later as Francisco Calvo headed in from six yards out. Luka Stojanovic gave the Fire the advantage in the 47th minute after receiving a pass from Stanislav Ivanov.
However, the Herons’ designated players would enter the picture for good in the second half. Gonzalo Higuain fed Robinson for the equalizer in the 62nd minute. Higuain would then feed Victor Ulloa who laid it off to Pizzaro for the winner in the third minute of stoppage time to give Inter Miami the win.
The Fire travel to Orlando on Saturday at 7pm CT (WGN-TV) in the hopes of ending their road dry spell in the place they last won on the road.
Racing Louisville 1-1 Chicago Red Stars (Racing Louisville advance 5-4 on penalties)
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As far as league play goes, the Red Stars and Racing Louisville both earn a point in the NWSL table. As far as the Women’s Cup goes, Racing Louisville advanced to the final, 5-4 on penalties, to face Bayern Munich’s women’s team who defeated Paris-St. Germain on penalties earlier in the day at Lynn Family Stadium after a 2-2 draw.
A turnover in the 10th minute by Danielle Colaprico led to a breakaway for Ebony Salmon to give Louisville the lead. The Red Stars equalized in the 57th minute through Kealia Watt. They had numerous chances to find a winner–especially two late chances for Mallory Pugh–but were unable to seal all three points as both of Pugh’s chances wide of the net.
In the penalty shootout, Katie McClure scored the deciding penalty in the sixth round after Rachel Hill pushed her spot kick wide. The Red Stars will play for third in the Women’s Cup against PSG on Saturday at 2pm at Lynn Family Stadium while Louisville plays Bayern at 5pm.
Mansueto buys Swiss Side FC Lugano
Earlier in the day, Chicago Fire FC owner Joe Mansueto announced the purchase of Swiss Super League side FC Lugano.
“We now have a partner club where, when permitted, players can move between clubs – from Chicago to Lugano and vice versa,” said Mansueto in a statement. “The Clubs will support one another and share best practices. We want to bring joy to the fans of Lugano and continue to grow the club. I’d like to thank our Sporting Director Georg Heitz for his hard work and vision to acquire FC Lugano. We are fully committed to investing in both of our teams and we’re extremely excited about the future.”
Located in Lugano, Switzerland, near the Italian border, FC Lugano is a 113-year-old club, founded in 1908. The club has played in the Swiss Super League during multiple periods in their history, most recently from 2015 to present. The club plays at Stadio Cornaredo. FC Lugano finished fourth last season in the Swiss Super League just missing out on European qualification. They have started this season with two wins and a draw.
House AC Home Opener This Saturday
Chicago House AC have their home opener on Saturday at SeatGeek Stadium at 7:35pm against New Amsterdam FC in NISA play. House AC got their first win, last Saturday, with a 1-0 win over Stumptown FC in North Carolina after a 90th minute strike by Wojiech Wojcik.
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