Major League Soccer and Minnesota United today announced that Loons leading scorer Darwin Quintero will feature in the MLS All-Star squad to face Juventus in the 2018 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. Quintero and New York Red Bulls midfielder Tyler Adams have been selected by MLS All-Star Head Coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino to replace LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic and New York City FC forward David Villa. The match will take place at Atlanta United’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on August 1 at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN, UniMás, TSN and TVA Sports.
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Quintero was transferred to MNUFC from Club América of Liga MX as the first Designated Player in club history on March 31 and hasn’t looked back since. The Colombian forward has scored nine goals and provided eight assists in just 17 games with the club, including three goals and six assists in his past four appearances alone. He scored the first MLS hat trick in MNUFC history to earn the Loons a 4-3 victory over reigning MLS Cup champion Toronto FC earlier this month and has been named to the MLS Team of the Week on three consecutive occasions (Weeks 19, 20 and 21). He will join his teammate, Costa Rica international defender Francisco Calvo, in the MLS All-Star squad.
The 2018 MLS All-Stars will face off against Juventus, the Italian giants who won their seventh consecutive Serie A title earlier this year. Juventus are the most decorated club in Italy, winning more Serie A and Coppa Italia titles than any other Italian club. Juventus also reached the UEFA Champions League final in two of the past four years (2015, 2017). The team is managed by Massimiliano Allegri.
Tickets to the 2018 MLS All-Star Game against Juventus are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
Minnesota United’s next home match is on Saturday, August 4 against Seattle Sounders FC at 7:00 p.m. With 14,500 season ticket holders for 2018, MNUFC has started a 2019 waiting list for season tickets at Allianz Field. Get on the list today with mini plans starting at five matches for this season, now available at MNUFC.COM or by calling 763.4SOCCER.
