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INSIDE THE 18: Felipe Carballo Makes First MLS Start Against Chicago Fire

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Felipe Carballo will make his first MLS start on Saturday night at Soldier Field.

Carballo will be paired in the midfield with Daniel Edelman as the New York Red Bulls take on the Chicago Fire.

Leading the attack for New York will be Elias Manoel, Lewis Morgan, Peter Stroud and Cameron Harper.

This will be the 69th overall regular season meeting between New York and Chicago, with the Red Bulls earning a result in back-to-back visits at Soldier Field.

Across the back line, John Tolkin, Noah Eile, Andrés Reyes and Dylan Nealis get the nod. Carlos Coronel starts in goal for RBNY.

Off the bench, Head Coach Sandro Schwarz will have Dante Vanzeir, Cory Burke, Julian Hall, Serge Ngoma, Dennis Gjengaar, Ronald Donkor, Aidan O’Connor and Ryan Meara available.

Burke has made 10 career appearances against Chicago, where he has scored eight goals, including a goal the last time the two clubs played at Soldier Field.

Emil Forsberg, Sean Nealis, Wiki Carmona, Roald Mitchell and Kyle Duncan are all sidelined.

Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English, Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.

Red Bulls Radio

Red Bulls Radio

Listen to every match, live, on New York Red Bulls Radio! Veteran soccer play-by-play voice Matt Harmon will handle the broadcasts alongside former MetroStars and Red Bulls standout Steve Jolley providing color commentary.

Coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV begins at 8:30 p.m. ET. Eric Krakauer will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Jalil Anibaba on the English side, Raul Guzman will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Carlos Ruiz on the Spanish side. New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.