Chicago Fire FC vs Santos, 2026 Leagues Cup, League Phase

· Leagues Cup
Chicago Fire FC
  • 72': Philip Zinckernagel
  • 90': Robin Lod
  • 90'+3': Robert Lewandowski
FT
3 - 1
Santos
  • 20': Ezequiel Bullaude

About

Chicago Fire FC are hosting Santos at SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Leagues Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba is caught offside.
  • 3': Emmanuel Echeverría (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Diego González (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Echeverría.
  • 9': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Leonardo Barroso.
  • 16': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Mauricio Cuevas.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Echeverría (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Fran Villalba.
  • 17': Offside, Santos Laguna. Ezequiel Bullaude is caught offside.
  • 19': Delay in match (Santos Laguna).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Santos Laguna 1. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner.
  • 23': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Aldo López.
  • 25': Foul by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).
  • 25': Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Aldo López (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 26': Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 28': Foul by Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna).
  • 28': Viktor Radojevic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Radojevic (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anton Salétros following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna).
  • 31': Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Diego González (Santos Laguna).
  • 32': Viktor Radojevic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
  • 34': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Elliott.
  • 35': Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 37': Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 38': Salvador Mariscal (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 39': Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Villalba.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Diego González (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Echeverría with a cross.
  • 44': Efraín Orona (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Salvador Mariscal.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Viktor Radojevic with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna).
  • 45'+3': Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Barroso.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Santos Laguna 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, Santos Laguna 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Andrew Gutman replaces Viktor Radojevic.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Philip Zinckernagel replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Sergio Oregel Jr. replaces Robert Turdean.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Elliott.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  • 49': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Leonardo Barroso is caught offside.
  • 50': Offside, Santos Laguna. Ezequiel Bullaude is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).
  • 52': Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Efraín Orona (Santos Laguna).
  • 53': Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Offside, Santos Laguna. Ezequiel Bullaude is caught offside.
  • 54': Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Aldo López.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Mauricio Cuevas (Santos Laguna).
  • 59': Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Aldo López (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 60': Foul by Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna).
  • 60': Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Diego González (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 62': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Lucas Di Yorio replaces Eduardo Aguirre.
  • 62': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Javier Abella replaces Mauricio Cuevas.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Lucas Di Yorio (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 67': Efraín Orona (Santos Laguna) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Fran Villalba with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Emmanuel Echeverría.
  • 68': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Diego Medina replaces Fran Villalba.
  • 69': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Leonardo Barroso.
  • 69': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robin Lod replaces Mauricio Pineda.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Anton Salétros with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Foul by Emmanuel Echeverría (Santos Laguna).
  • 70': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
  • 71': Offside, Santos Laguna. Ezequiel Bullaude is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Puso Dithejane.
  • 72': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Santos Laguna 1. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Diego González.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Di Yorio (Santos Laguna).
  • 78': Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Javier Abella (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
  • 84': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Magnus López replaces Diego González.
  • 84': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Javier Güémez replaces Salvador Mariscal.
  • 87': Aldo López (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 88': Foul by Lucas Di Yorio (Santos Laguna).
  • 88': Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Efraín Orona.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Puso Dithejane with a cross.
  • 90': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Santos Laguna 1. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Acevedo (Santos Laguna). Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, Santos Laguna 1. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Lucas Di Yorio (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+5': Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Offside, Santos Laguna. Magnus López is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, Santos Laguna 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, Santos Laguna 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 2
34.2 Possession 65.8
8 SHOTS 25
3 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
225 Accurate Passes 476
285 Passes 536
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 8
7 Crosses 28
0.3 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 31
22 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 9
11 Effective Tackles 10
21 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 8
32 Effective Clearances 11
32 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA

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Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Chris Brady (GK)
3 Jack Elliott Yellow Card
16 Joel Waterman Yellow Card
14 Viktor Radojevic
2 Leonardo Barroso
22 Mauricio Pineda
37 Robert Turdean
6 Anton Saletros
9 Robert Lewandowski
19 Jonathan Bamba
7 Maren Haile-Selassie
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Sergio Oregel, Jeff Gal, Samual Rogers, Robin Lod, D'Avilla Dje Tah, David Poreba, Philip Zinckernagel, Josh Cohen, Jonathan Dean, Andrew Gutman, Puso Dithejane, Christopher Cupps.

SAN Santos (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Carlos Acevedo (GK)
25 Felipe Sanchez
14 Efraín Orona
17 Emmanuel Echeverría
3 Mauricio Cuevas
21 Francisco Villalba
5 Aldo López
8 Salvador Mariscal Yellow Card
19 Eduardo Aguirre
10 Ezequiel Bullaude
7 Diego González
Santos Substitutes:
Lucas Di Yorio, Joshua Mancha, Franco Pardo, Javier Güemez, Hector Holguin Perez, Carlos Gruezo, Diego Medina, Sergio Jesús Barajas Aguilera, Kevin Picón, Magnus Francisco López Gustavsen, José Abella, Kevin Palacios.

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