When the Seattle Sounders welcome Mexico’s Club Necaxa to CenturyLink Field on Saturday (7 p.m. PT; JOEtv, ROOT Sports outside Seattle, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360AM | TICKETS), the Sounders will sport a much different lineup than the one they rolled out last week in their 3-1 home-opening win over the New York Red Bulls.
With five players away on international duty and a non-MLS match during the FIFA break, head coach Brian Schmetzer plans on employing completely different personnel, most notably younger players and those who have not seen the field much during the first three games of the 2017 MLS regular season.