CHICAGO - The Chicago Fire's Mexican sister club Monarcas Morelia and Club Necaxa of Mexico have announced their rosters for their friendly on Saturday, July 17, immediately following the Chicago Fire's Eastern Conference showdown against the MetroStars at 7 p.m. (www.chicago-fire.com, WRTO 1200 AM, WNVR 1030 AM) from Soldier Field.
Necaxa, which features former MetroStars and New England Revolution midfielder Daniel Hernandez, has arrived in Chicago and will train at South Suburban College, 15800 S. State Street in South Holland, Ill., on Thursday and Friday morning. Additionally, the popular Mexican club will take on the Chicago Fire Juniors in a scrimmage Thursday night at South Suburban College at 6:30 p.m. See below for Necaxa training times as well as a complete list of players traveling to Chicago.
Necaxa agenda in Chicago
Thursday, July 15
Friday, July 16
Saturday, July 17
Friday, July 16
Saturday, July 17
Sunday, July 18
Depart for Morelia, Mexico
Following are the traveling rosters for Monarcas Morelia and Necaxa in Chicago:
MONARCAS MORELIA NECAXA
Goalkeepers Miguel de Jesus Fuentes Ivan Vazquez Junior Felix Madrigal Rafael Alamo
Defenders Carlos Humberto Gonzalez Daniel Hernandez Edgar Solano Jose Maria Higareda Omar Trujillo Miguel Acosta David Henriquez Juan Reynoso Armando Vara Israel Velazquez Carlos Gonzalez
Midfielders Ignacio Carrasco Fabian Peña Jose Antonio Noriega Victor Ruiz Mariano Trujillo Rodolfo Espinoza Damian Alvarez Johan Rodriguez Charel Hernandez Rafael Mejia Francisco Martinez Gerardo Beltran Hector Castro David Mendoza Fernando Arce Antonio Martinez Roberto Vargas Jose Nuñez
Forwards Irving Rubirosa Jorge Orozco Gabriel Alvez Alfredo Moreno Rodrigo Prieto Marco Capetillo
Head Coach Eduardo Acevedo Raul Arias
