Head Coach Brian Schmetzer fields the same lineup from Sounders FC’s resounding 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the club’s 2021 MLS home opener. Here is your Delta Starting XI for today's road match against LAFC (3:00 p.m. PT; ESPN, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM):
Lineup Notes:
- Schmetzer once again sends his side out in the new 3-5-2 formation, with Will Bruin and Raúl Ruidíaz starting together up top.
- Homegrown midfielder Josh Atencio, 19, earns his second MLS start and first on the road.
- Midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro (L quad strain), forward Fredy Montero (L quad strain) and defender Jimmy Medranda (L hamstring strain) miss the match through injury.
