Luquinhas will make his first start for the New York Red Bulls, as they host CF Montréal at Red Bull Arena on Saturday afternoon for their Autism Acceptance Match, pres. by Hackensack Meridian Health.
The Brazilian will start alongside Omir Fernandez and Lewis Morgan in pushing the ball forward, while Patryk Klimala starts up top.
This will be the 23rd overall MLS regular season meeting between New York and Montreal, with the Red Bulls holding the advantage in the overall regular season series, 12-8-2. New York have recorded a mark of 11-1-0 while playing Montreal at Red Bull Arena.
Dru Yearwood and Cristian Cásseres Jr. anchor the defensive midfield.
John Tolkin, Aaron Long, Sean Nealis and Tom Edwards start on the back line, with Carlos Coronel in goal.
Last time out, Coronel registered his 15th career MLS clean sheet and his 14th with the Red Bulls. He recorded five saves in the match, which is a season high. The last clean sheet Coronel recorded at Red Bull Arena was the last time New York battled Montreal on October 30, 2021.
The bench will feature two backup goalkeepers, Ryan Meara and AJ Marcucci, as well as Tom Barlow, Daniel Edelman, Ashley Fletcher, Lucas Monzón, Dylan Nealis and Zach Ryan.
Frankie Amaya will miss the match after receiving a second yellow card in the match vs. New England. Caden Clark, Serge Ngoma remain sidelined with injuries.
Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET with coverage on MSG, MSG GO, and New York Red Bulls Radio in English and Spanish via TuneIn, the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com. Coverage on MSG begins at 3:30 p.m. ET with the Red Bulls Pregame show. Ed Cohen will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Shep Messing.
New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 3 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Honda, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley. Stefano Fusaro will carry the Spanish play-by-play responsibilities, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.
