State Sen. Luz Escamilla, left, Consul Common of Mexico Jose Borjon and Actual Salt Lake President John Kimball pose for pictures at a press convention on the Capitol in Salt Lake Metropolis on Monday, Might 2, 2022, the place it was introduced that two of the highest soccer golf equipment in Mexico — Membership Deportivo Guadalajara and Membership Santos Laguna — will play one another at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy. The sport will happen on Wednesday, June 15. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
For the second yr in a row, Rio Tinto Stadium — residence of Main League Soccer’s Actual Salt Lake — will play host to a pleasant between two golf equipment in Mexico this summer time.
RSL introduced Monday that Membership Deportivo Guadalajara and Membership Santos Laguna will sq. off on June 15 at 7 p.m. MDT.
The sport, which is being placed on by the Utah Sports activities Fee, may even embody a fan fest starting at 3 p.m. that day on the stadium.
“Welcoming Santos Laguna and Chivas — two premier golf equipment in Liga MX — to Rio Tinto Stadium is such an unimaginable alternative for the area,” RSL president John Kimball mentioned in an announcement.
“It’s a testomony to the followers in Utah that Liga MX would choose Utah as a vacation spot for occasions like this that embody golf equipment of such excessive esteem in North America. We sit up for their arrival, the arrival of their passionate followers and the thrill for soccer that it's going to convey to Salt Lake Metropolis.”
Added Jeff Robbins, president and CEO of the Utah Sports activities Fee in an announcement, “We're thrilled to companion with Actual Salt Lake to convey one other marquee soccer occasion to Rio Tinto Stadium.
“Worldwide occasions like this showcase globally why Utah is the state of sport and provides native followers the chance to see the highest gamers in North America compete.”
This may mark Santos Laguna’s fourth go to to Utah and third time at Rio Tinto Stadium. Santos Laguna performed Membership America at Rio Tinto on July 4 final yr, with Membership America profitable 1-0.
This will likely be Chivas de Guadalajara’s first look in Utah.
Tickets for the match go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. MDT on the Rio Tinto Stadium field workplace, axs.com and ticketon.com.