"City is boosted by the return of top-scorer Alonso Martinez, who has scored three game-winners in the team's three most recent away fixtures. The Costa Rican was ruled out of last week's Hudson River Derby due to a quad injury, and his minutes will be managed. The medical team has worked 24/7 in order to get him ready again, head coach Pascal Jansen revealed to amNewYork."
"Goalkeeper Matthew Freese, who was taken off in the second half of the derby, is touch-and-go. Jansen reported that Freese is on his last day of protocol and all looks good. The talismanic striker has been instrumental in NYCFC's spot in the top four, scoring 17 goals in the league so far, matching his 2024 tally with two league matches and playoffs to come."
"Had it not been for NYCFC's terrible away form in the first half of the season, Jansen and his men could have been challenging for first in the East. Before the four-game road trip in July, the Pigeons had only picked up one win in nine matches. After a late comeback win against Orlando, where Martinez scored the winner in injury time, NYCFC only dropped points in Kansas City, winning their last four away matches."
NYCFC travels to Subaru Park to face the Philadelphia Union while competing for the Eastern Conference No. 2 seed, two points behind FC Cincinnati. Alonso Martinez returns from a quad injury and has scored three recent away-game winners; his minutes will be managed while the medical staff completed intensive work on his recovery. Goalkeeper Matthew Freese is finishing protocol after being substituted in the Hudson River Derby and remains touch-and-go. Martinez has 17 league goals, matching his 2024 total with matches and playoffs remaining. NYCFC overcame poor early road form to win four straight away matches and hold a top-four position.
Read at www.amny.com
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