FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution defender Xavier Arreaga, forward Giacomo Vrioni, and head coach Caleb Porter have made the MLS Team of the Matchday 22 following Saturday’s 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati.

MLS Team of the Matchday 22. Image Courtesy of Major League Soccer.

This is Xavier Arreaga’s first appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season.

This is Giacomo Vrioni’s first appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season.

This is Caleb Porter’s first appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season.

June 15, 2024; New England Revolution defender Xavier Arreaga (3) passes the ball during a game between the New England Revolution and Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (c) Burt Granofsky

Xavier Arreaga obtained a starting position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 22 for his standout performance on Saturday night. Arreaga, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with a 7.9 rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Xavi had 0 goals on 0 total shot attempts. Xavi had 60 touches and 3 passes into the final third. The defender went 37/44 (84%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 3/7 accuracy on long balls (43%). He went 0/1 (0%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 0 times during the match. Arreaga defensively had went 1/4 (25%) on tackles won with 1 blocked shot, 5 clearances, 2 headed clearances, 1 last man tackle, 1 interception and 8 recoveries during the match. He went 6/7 (86%) on ground duels and 4/6 (67%) on aerial duels. He was fouled 2 times and committed 0 fouls during the match.

June 8, 2024; New England Revolution forward Giacomo Vrioni (9) cheers on his team during a game between the New England Revolution and the New York Red Bulls at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (c) Burt Granofsky

Giacomo Vrioni obtained a bench position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 22 for his standout performance on Saturday night. Vrioni, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 8.7 rating according to Fotmob and was given Man of the Match honors. Offensively, Giacomo had 2 goals on 3 shot attempts (66% accuracy). Vrioni had 32 touches and 2 passes into the final third. The forward went 7/11 (64%) on accurate passes. He went 0/1 (0%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 2 times during the match with 2 chances created. Vrioni defensively went 2/2 (100%) on tackles won with 4 recoveries during the match. He went 7/15 (47%) on ground duels and went 3/14 (21%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 5 times and committed 5 fouls during the match. He did receive a yellow card during the match.

June 15, 2024; New England Revolution head coach Caleb Porter during a game between the New England Revolution and Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (c) Burt Granofsky

Caleb Porter obtained the coach of the week honors for Matchday 22 following the team’s 2-1 victory over FC Cincinatti. New England, who are currently in 12th place in the MLS Eastern Conference, have been in last place almost the entire season. Since the start of June, New England has gone on a 4-game winning streak and beat the second-best team in the conference.

New England Revolution Logo. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.

Caleb Porter and the New England Revolution (6-1-10, 19 pts.) return home to face Eastern Conference side Columbus Crew (8-6-3, 30 pts.). The match will kick off at Gillette Stadium at 7:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, June 29th. For more MLS content, you can find it on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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