The Portland Timbers begin their 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign Wednesday when they host the San Jose Earthquakes on at Providence Park (7:30pm PT, Stream: Timbers.com, TICKETS). Here are five numbers to know in a special U.S. Open Cup edition of Quick Strikes.
2 Head Coach Giovanni Saverese scored two U.S. Open Cup goals in his playing days. Both of his goals came on July 22, 1998, when the New York/New Jersey MetroStars defeated the Tampa Bay Mutiny in a 4-0 Quarterfinals victory. Savarese also won six matches in the competition as head coach of the New York Cosmos.