When the Seattle Sounders host Uruguay’s Club Nacional de Football on Wednesday night at CenturyLink Field (7:30 p.m. PT; JoeTV, You Tube TV, El Rey 1360 AM | TICKETS), it will be a special and emotional moment for Nicolás Lodeiro.
A native of Paysandú, Uruguay, Lodiero moved to Montevideo to be part of Nacional’s Academy at a young age before debuting for the First Team in 2007. He spent two and a half seasons with his boyhood club and won the 2008-09 Primera División title. To have the opportunity to play against them in his new home means a lot to the Sounders midfielder entering his fourth season in Seattle.