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Minnesota United Gets Clean Slate in Leagues Cup
Minnesota United looks to end a seven-match winless run as only eight of 36 Leagues Cup teams advance.
- On Tuesday, Minnesota United fell 2-1 to Juarez at Allianz Field, leaving the Loons facing early elimination from the Leagues Cup tournament.
- Juarez fired head coach Pedro Caixinha on Sunday following three consecutive losses, while Minnesota United remains winless in seven straight matches.
- Goals from Jose Luis Rodriguez and Guilherme Castilho gave Juarez a 2-1 lead in the first half, though Loons winger Tomas Chancalay leveled the game with a 34th-minute strike.
- With only six points available, Minnesota United cannot reach the seven-point threshold required to advance, leaving the Loons all but eliminated from the tournament.
- Loons head coach Cameron Knowles must prepare his squad for two remaining Phase One matches: UANL Tigres on Friday and Atlante next week.
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Loons continue slide with loss in Leagues Cup opener
Minnesota United’s inclusion in Leagues Cup includes two more matches over the next week, but the Loons were all but eliminated after its first match Tuesday. At least seven points were necessary for MLS teams to advance in the 2025 edition of the tournament with Mexico’s Liga MX, and Minnesota can only reach six after a 2-1 loss to FC Juarez at Allianz Field. Juarez looked like the tonic Minnesota needed amid a seven-game winless lull in MLS pl…
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Minnesota United gets clean slate in Leagues Cup
Struggling in MLS, Loons have a new tournament to change its poor form.
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