Inside The 18

INSIDE THE 18, pres. by Evian: Fábio, Patryk Klimala Pair Up for the First Time in Starting XI

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The forward pair of Fábio and Patryk Klimala start on the pitch together for the first time as the New York Red Bulls take on Nashville SC on Friday night.

The Brazilian leads the team with four assists, while Klimala notched an assist in his first start before the break.

Head Coach Gerhard Struber will also see Caden Clark, Sean Davis, Frankie Amaya, Tom Edwards, Kyle Duncan, Andrés Reyes, Sean Nealis and John Tolkin on the pitch.

Clark, who has doubled his goal total from last season with four, is seeking to record a goal in his fifth straight home match.

Carlos Coronel will start in goal for New York.

Struber will have Ryan Meara on the bench as backup goalkeeper, while Florian Valot and Jason Pendant return to the gameday roster as well. Tom Barlow, Wiki Carmona, Cameron Harper, Amro Tarek and Dru Yearwood are all available as substitutes. 

Danny Royer and Omir Fernandez are both day-to-day following a knock in training, while Andrew Gutman is out at least four weeks with an MCL sprain.

Kickoff at Red Bull Arena is set for 8 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 7:30 p.m. ET with the Red Bulls Pregame show. Steve Cangialosi will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Shep Messing and Michelle Gingras.

New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 7 p.m. EST with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Honda, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley. Stefano Fusaro and Nayib Moran will carry the Spanish play-by-play responsibilities, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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