Tres jugadores del FC Cincinnati convocados al Juego de Estrellas de la MLS en Columbus

Ver  | 5 Fotos

Historial del FC Cincinnati en el Juego de Estrellas de la MLS

El FC Cincinnati estuvo representado en los Juegos de Estrellas de la MLS de 2022 y 2023 por un total de cuatro jugadores.

El FC Cincinnati volverá a estar bien representado en el Juego de Estrellas de la Major League Soccer.

El FC Cincinnati y la MLS anunciaron conjuntamente el lunes que FCC estará representado en el Juego de Estrellas MLS 2024 por el mediocampista y actual Jugador Más Valioso de la MLS Landon Donovan, Luciano Acosta, así como por el defensa central Miles Robinson y el lateral Luca Orellano.

Thirty players were honored when MLS unveiled its All-Star Game roster Monday, and 2024 marked the second year in a row FC Cincinnati had three representatives in the match.

C Cincinnati midfielder Luciano Acosta reacts to scoring a goal against the Philadelphia Union.

MLS will face a team of all-stars from Liga MX, the Mexican top-flight of soccer, July 24 at Lower.com Field in Columbus. The two leagues will face each other in a skills contest July 23 at the same venue. MLS last used the MLS-versus-Liga MX format for its all-star game in 2022 at Minnesota United FC’s Allianz Field.

Liga MX is yet to name its roster.

Acosta has become an All-Star Game fixture. The 2024 selection marked his third year in a row at the annual summer showcase. The FC Cincinnati captain was a second-half substitute for the game in Minnesota in 2022 and then captained the MLS team in 2023 against Arsenal FC of the English Premier League at D.C. United’s Audi Field.

Acosta was voted into the 2024 All-Star Game, as was Robinson. Orellano was hand-picked for the team by Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy, who will be the head coach for MLS against Liga MX.

For Robinson, the All-Star Game nod is the second of his career (2021). It remains to be seen if he’ll be available to play in the July 25 match. If selected to participate with the U.S. Olympic team, Robinson would likely be unavailable as the U.S. has its opening group-stage match against France scheduled for July 24.

Orellano, who remains on-loan to FC Cincinnati from Brazilian club Vasco de Gamma, is a debut all-star.

The full MLS All-Star Game roster

GOALKEEPERS (3): Roman Bürki (St. Louis CITY SC / Coach’s Selection), Hugo Lloris (LAFC / Coach’s Selection), Maarten Paes (FC Dallas / Voted in)

DEFENDERS (9): Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF / Voted In), Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake / Voted In), Aaron Herrera (D.C. United / Voted In), Thiago Martins (New York City FC / Coach’s Selection), Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection), Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati / Coach’s Selection), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati / Voted In), Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids / Coach’s Selection)

MIDFIELDERS (10): Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati / Voted In), Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF / Voted In), Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal / Coach’s Selection), Evander (Portland Timbers / Coach’s Selection), Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Coach’s Selection), Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC / Commissioner’s Pick), Robin Lod (Minnesota United FC / Coach’s Selection), Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC / Coach’s Selection), Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew / Commissioner’s Pick), Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy / Voted In)

DELANTEROS / EXTREMOS (8):  Cristian ‘Chicho’ Arango (Real Salt Lake / Elegido), Christian Benteke (DC United / Elegido), Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC / Elegido por el entrenador), Denis Bouanga (LAFC / Elegido por el entrenador), Juan ‘Cucho’ Hernández (Columbus Crew / Elegido por el entrenador), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF / Elegido), Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF / Elegido), Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew / Elegido por el entrenador)

Historial del FC Cincinnati en el Juego de Estrellas de la MLS