Wednesday, August 4 at 7 p.m., the New England Revolution host Puebla FC in the 2010 SuperLiga semifinals at Gillette Stadium. The Revolution won Group B, beating Pumas UNAM 1-0, Chicago Fire 1-0, and Monarcas Morelias 1-0. Marko Perovic scored the goals against the Fire and Morelias and Zack Schilawski scored against Pumas. Puebla was the second place winner of Group A, where Houston Dynamo took top honors. The match will be broadcast in Spanish on Telefutura and streamed live on superliga2010.com and in online audio at revolutionsoccer.net.
The Revolution's new Brazilian signing Betu Linck, 22, is available for selection tonight. "He's got good ability, nice touch," said coach Steve Nicol of Betu after Tuesday's practice. "We think he'll help us wide, but we're not going to pigeonhole him. We'll see what happens, if we get the chance we'll try him up top."
Should the Revolution win tonight's match, New England will host the SuperLiga Championship later this month and face the winner of Houston Dynamo vs. Monarcas Morelia (second place winner of Group B), which takes place Thursday night in Houston.
This year New England became the first team in SuperLiga history to win all three of its group stage matches and historically now holds a 7-0-0 advantage over Mexican clubs in SuperLiga. The Revolution won SuperLiga in 2008, defeating the Houston Dynamo in penalty kicks at Gillette Stadium after a 2-2 draw after extra time, becoming the only MLS team to capture the title in the tournament's three-year history.
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