The Seattle Sounders will host Mexico’s Club Necaxa on Saturday (7 p.m. PT; JOEtv, ROOT Sports outside Seattle, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360AM) in a friendly. Here is the starting lineup, presented by Delta:
FORMATION: 4-2-3-1
GK: Miller (1)
RB: Delem (21)
CB: Svensson (4)
CB: Alfaro (15)
LB: Nouhou (5)
CM: Roldan (7) - Captain
CM: Mathers (32)
RM: Wingo (23)
AM: Shipp (19)
LM: Fernandez (8)
FW: Bruin (17)
SUBSTITUTES:
GK: Meredith (35)
D: Marshall (14)
D: Nana-Sinkam (34)
M: Parra (38)
M: Saari (88)
F: Adekoya (12)
F: Olsen (71)
F: Hopeau (37)
indicates player on S2 roster
NOTES:
- There are unlimited substitutions in friendlies. The normal rule of three does not apply.
- Four Sounders are away on international duty — Clint Dempsey, Nicolas Lodeiro, Joevin Jones and Roman Torres — while Jordan Morris was sent home was U.S. camp today.
- Midfielder Cristian Roldan will wear the captain’s armband with Osvaldo Alonso not dressing.
- Nouhou Tolo has been given league permission to go simply by “Nouhou” and will wear that on his kit.
- There are five Sounders FC 2 players on the available roster tonight, all of whom will start on the bench.
