The New York Red Bulls are ready to take on their rivals, NYCFC, at Citi Field as part of Rivalry Week across MLS.
Head Coach Sandro Schwarz will deploy lethal attackers Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Emil Forsberg.
Mohammed Sofo and Dennis Gjengaar join the attack, as well.
This will be the 26th regular season matchup between New York and NYCFC, with the Red Bulls holding the advantage in the series with a 11-10-4 mark.
Carlos Coronel starts in goal.
Coronel has four clean sheets vs. NYCFC in nine regular season matches.
Felipe Carballo and Peter Stroud pair up in the central midfield.
Carballo scored his second goal of the postseason and the game-winning goal the last time these two teams met, a 2-0 victory for RBNY in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Kyle Duncan, Noah Eile, Sean Nealis and Raheem Edwards work along the backline.
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Schwarz will have Wiktor Bogacz, Wiki Carmona, Ronald Donkor, Daniel Edelman, Alexander Hack, Julian Hall, Cameron Harper and Tim Parker available off the bench. A.J. Marcucci is the backup goalkeeper.
Omar Valencia will miss the match due to yellow card accumulation.
Lewis Morgan, Roald Mitchell, Serge Ngoma, Dylan Nealis and Marcelo Morales to miss the match.
Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
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 4:30 p.m. ET. Neil Sika will have primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Lloyd Sam on the English side, while Jose Bauz will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Ivan Kasanzew on the Spanish side.
New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated begins at 4 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.
