ORLANDO, Fla. — After two matches on the road up in New York and New Jersey, Orlando City SC returns home to take on D.C. United. Three changes for the Lions ahead of this one, including a change in between the posts.
Homegrown goalkeeper Javier Otero will get his first MLS start with starting keeper Pedro Gallese out with Peru on international duty. Otero has mostly played with Orlando City B since signing with the club from the Academy, but he did make his MLS debut last year after subbing in for Mason Stajduhar against New York City FC.
César Araújo also returns to start after missing last match against the New York Red Bulls, while Rafael Santos also re-joins the starting corps.
On the bench, Carlos Mercado will act as the backup keeper, while Thomas Williams and Shak Mohammed come into the team.
Be sure to tune into Kickoff -60 on orlandocitysc.com at 6:30 p.m. ET as well for the latest pregame info before tonight's match.
Here's the rest of Orlando's lineup and bench for when the team takes the pitch at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV:
Orlando City lineup: Javier Otero, Alex Freeman, Rodrigo Schlegel, Robin Jansson (c), Rafael Santos, Marco Pašalić, César Araújo, Eduard Atuesta, Iván Angulo, Martin Ojeda, Luis Muriel
Substitutions: Carlos Mercado, Gustavo Caraballo, Ramiro Enrique, Joran Gerbet, Duncan McGuire, Shak Mohammed, Kyle Smith, Dagur Dan Thorhallsson, Thomas Williams
