The Seattle Sounders face Western Conference opponents Minnesota United on Saturday (5 p.m. PT; JOEtv, YouTube TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM) for their first meeting of the 2019 regular season. Here are three matchups to watch, presented by Toyota.
Cristian Roldan vs. Osvaldo Alonso
With his red card rescinded, Roldan will get an opportunity to go toe-to-toe with his former mentor, Alonso. The box-to-box midfielder waxed poetic about his former teammate at training on Wednesday, detailing the elements of Alonso’s playing style that he tried to glean and implement in his own game during their time together in the Pacific Northwest.