On Monday, MLSsoccer.com announced its Team of the Week for Week 3 and Real Salt Lake’s Rubio Rubin and Freddy Juarez were recognized for their performances in the club’s 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
Rubin was selected having scored a second half brace on his RSL home debut to help secure the victory in front of 9,842 fans in Sandy. Juarez was selected as the Week 3 Coach of the Week for leading his team to its second consecutive victory to start the 2021 season.
MLSsoccer.com’s Week 3 Team of the Week is below:
GK: Joe Willis (NSH)
D: Anton Tinnerholm (NYC), James Sands (NYC), Ryan Shawcross (MIA), Brad Smith (SEA)
M: Carles Gil (NE), Alexander Ring (ATX), Jackson Yueill (SJ)
F: Cade Cowell (SJ), Raul Ruidiaz (SEA), Rubio Rubin (RSL)
Coach: Freddy Juarez (RSL)
Bench: William Yarbrough (COL), Andrew Farrell (NE), Ryan Hollingshead (DAL), Caden Clark (RBNY), Andres Ricaurte (DAL), Nani (ORL), Diego Rubio (COL)
RSL hosts Sporting Kansas City at Rio Tinto Stadium for its home opener on Saturday, May 1 at 12:00 p.m. MT. Tickets are available at RSL.com or by calling 844-REAL-TIX.
