Austin FC has faced LAFC twice this season, but not the LAFC with Son Heung-min on it. Head coach Nico Estévez gave some indication as to how his team will try to contain him.
Though Austin FC is focused on Saturday — and Wednesday — they also got to look to the future with a key contract extension announcement.
Brendan Hines-Ike feels that some lessons from the most recent match against Dallas will serve Verde well in their match against the Loons. The winner, as you likely know by know, gets to host the U.S. Open Cup final.
We highlight the most salient points from Thursday's return to coach-meets-media, but first, we applaud some roster rules nerdery.
Verde is preparing for its first road trip of the 2025 regular season ... and possibly for one star's anticipated debut.
