Next up for Columbus Crew SC is a trip to Minnesota after a quick three-day turnaround from Atlanta United. Crew SC will be meeting the 23rd Major League Expansion club Minnesota United FC for the first time at TCF Bank Stadium on July 4 for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff.
Here's everything you should keep an eye on:
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The Columbus Crew SC will travel to Minnesota after a quick three-day turnaround from Atlanta United. Crew SC will be meeting the 23rd Major League Expansion club Minnesota United FC for the first time at TCF Bank Stadium on July 4 for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff. The MLS newcomers currently sit in ninth place in the West with a 5-10-3 record this season.
MNUFC's MVP
United’s leading goal-scorer, Christian Ramirez is a player to keep an eye on in Tuesday night’s match. He notched the Golden Ball in NASL in 2014 and was also named to the NASL Best XI in 2014 and 2015. Besides finding the back of the net 10 times this season, Ramirez is also one of the most prolific strikers in the League. Ramirez has proven to be so good at scoring goals, in fact, that he also notched a couple of own goals this season as well. The fatal goals occurred in United’s meeting with Toronto FC that ended 3-2 on May 13 and a week later during their meeting with the LA Galaxy that ended 2-1.
Red White & Loons
The cross-conference clash will take place on the Fourth of July and will be the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.
The Black & Gold welcome German Bundesliga-side and DFB Pokal-finalist Eintracht Frankfurt to MAPFRE Stadium for an international friendly on Monday, July 17. The match is set to kick off at 7:30 p.m.
Columbus returns to MLS action at home on July 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET against the Philadelphia Union.