THE BASICS
New England Revolution at Club América
Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinals | Leg 2
Club América lead on aggregate, 4-0
Tuesday, April 9 | 10:30 p.m. ET
Estadio Azteca | Mexico City, Mexico
Predicted Weather: Mostly sunny | High 86 | Low 54
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National TV: FS1 (English), TUDN (Spanish)
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LEG 1 RECAP
The Revs have a steep hill to climb on Tuesday night at Estadio Azteca, where they'll need to overcome a 4-0 aggregate deficit after a heavy loss in the first leg at Gillette Stadium.
Club América scored twice either side of halftime in Foxborough, getting goals from four different players - Henry Martín, Alejandro Zendejas, Cristian Calderon, and Brian Rodriguez - to establish a significant advantage in the series. Revolution head coach Caleb Porter has said he'll use "a completely different group" from the one that beat Charlotte FC, 1-0, in MLS regular season action on Saturday night, and they'll need a 4-0 win to force extra time or any other victory by four or more goals to advance to the Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals.
2024 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP
The Concacaf Champions Cup 59th edition (previously known as the Concacaf Champions League) is the premier club soccer competition in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Contested by 27 of the top clubs in Concacaf, the tournament's final will be held on June 2, with the winner collecting a spot in the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, prize money, and regional bragging rights as the best club team in Concacaf.
Just three MLS teams remain in the 2024 edition of the competition: New England Revolution, Columbus Crew, and Inter Miami CF. Of those three, the Revs are the only MLS side to have advanced through both Round One and the Round of 16, as both Columbus (as MLS Cup winners) and Miami (as Leagues Cup winners) entered the competition in the Round of 16.
FC Cincinnati, Houston Dynamo FC, Nashville SC, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union, St. Louis CITY SC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC were also part of the original 27-team field, but have all been eliminated.
The Revs booked their place in the Quarterfinals with a pair of dominant victories over Central American foes. New England opened the competition with a 1-0 road win at CA Independiente in Panama, before closing out the Round One series with a 3-0 win at Gillette Stadium to complete a 4-0 aggregate triumph. That set up a Round of 16 showdown with LD Alajuelense, which began with a 4-0 home win before seeing out a 5-1 aggregate victory with a 1-1 draw in Costa Rica.
Tomás Chancalay has registered four goals in New England's five games, while Nacho Gil, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Nick Lima, Esmir Bajraktarević, and Giacomo Vrioni have also gotten on the scoresheet. Goalkeeper Henrich Ravas has kept three clean sheets in the competition, allowing just a single goal through his four appearances.
2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Dates by Round
Quarterfinals: April 2-4 (Leg 1) and 9-11 (Leg 2)
Semifinals: April 23-25 (Leg 1) and April 30 - May 2 (Leg 2)
Final: June 2 (Single Leg)
CLUB AMÉRICA
Club América, one of the most successful (and most popular) teams in North American history, has battled through two difficult series to reach the Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinals. The reigning Liga MX champions were first pushed to the limit by Nicaraguan side Real Estelí, losing the first leg on the road, 2-1, before claiming a 2-0 victory in leg two for a 3-2 aggregate triumph. Las Águilas then ran up against bitter rival Chivas de Guadalajara in an all-Mexican Round of 16 showdown, racing out to a 3-0 lead after the first leg before dropping the second leg, 3-2, but going through 5-3 on aggregate.
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SHOW YOUR COLORS
Tuesday night the Revolution will be wearing the "Boston Tea Party" kit, which will serve as the club's primary uniform for the 2024 and 2025 MLS seasons.
Inspired by Boston's proud history of positive defiance, the kit commemorates the recent 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party in December 1773. The shirt design is highlighted by red and white vertical waves on the jersey's front, which represent the ripples in the Boston Harbor made by East India Training Company's tea creates as the American revolutionaries emptied 45 tons of tea into the water.
The navy jersey features red shoulders with three white stripes, a throwback to earlier Revolution jerseys, paired with navy shorts and navy socks, featuring red and white striping on top.
You can purchase your "Boston Tea Party" kit HERE.
