MEXICO CITY — In their final Mexico City friendly, Phoenix Rising picked up another draw as they held Pumas Tabasco to a goalless encounter. Responses to emotions running high Sometimes, a “friendly” can look anything but. Around 15 minutes in, Manuel Arteaga went in late on the Pumas Tabasco goalkeeper. Arteaga was cautioned, and that could have been the end…
MEXICO CITY — Emil Cuello stepped onto the field with his side losing 1-0. They’d go on to lose by three. Still, that appearance in the U.S. Open Cup final was one of the highlights of his career. “That was a really cool experience playing in that final, being a part of that team,” Cuello said. “The way that team just came together, you could tell that we had a special group.” Cuello was playing for Sacramento Republic, the first non-MLS side to make it to the national cup competition’s championship game for over a decade. It wasn’t quite Barcelona, whose star Lionel Messi Cuello obsessed over in his youth. Who else was a young Argentinian boy who went on…
Federico Varela, Emil Cuello, Manuel Arteaga and a trialist all found the net for Phoenix Rising in a preseason tune-up against GCU.
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