The New York Red Bulls begin their home matches of 2025 at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday night against Nashville SC.
New York will see Mohammed Sofo make his first MLS start, alongside captain Emil Forsberg in the midfield.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting starts up top for New York, making his home debut.
This will be the seventh overall regular season meeting between New York and Nashville SC, with the Red Bulls holding the series advantage with a 2-0-4 mark.
Daniel Edelman and Peter Stroud pair in the defensive midfield.
Cameron Harper and Omar Valencia feature on the wings, with Alexander Hack, Sean Nealis and Noah Eile along the back.
The Red Bulls have posted a 17-6-6 mark in home openers in franchise history, including a 9-3-3 mark at Sports Illustrated Stadium. The Red Bulls have posted a 1-0-2 mark against Nashville SC at home.
Carlos Coronel starts in goal.
Coronel made his 129th career MLS start for the Red Bulls in last week’s match. Coronel has made five career MLS appearances against Nashville SC, where he has posted four shutouts, while only allowing one goal. The one goal allowed is the least he has conceded against an Eastern Conference opponent.
Lewis Morgan picked up a knock in training and will miss the match.
Head Coach Sandro Schwarz will have Felipe Carballo, Wiki Carmona, Raheem Edwards, Dennis Gjengaar, Julian Hall, Aiden Jarvis, Dylan Nealis and Tim Parker available off the bench. A.J. Marcucci is the backup goalkeeper.
Wiktor Bogacz, Ronald Donkor, Kyle Duncan, Adri Mehmeti, Roald Mitchell, Marcelo Morales and Serge Ngoma will be out for the match.
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 7:30 p.m. ET. Callum Williams will have primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Calen Carr on the English side, while Alejandro Figueredo will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Toni Cherchi 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.
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