Official Site of the Fire · Apr 12, 2019
Starting XI presented by AT&T | #CHIvVAN | April 12, 2019
The Chicago Fire are back home for a Friday night visit from the Vancouver Whitecaps at SeatGeek Stadium seeking to make it three-straight matches unbeaten.
With head coach Veljko Paunovi\u0107's starting XI released ahead of tonight's 7:30 p.m. CT kickoff, read up on today's lineup, presented by AT&T:
Midfielder Nicolás Gaitán gets his first Fire start after debuting on March 30 against the New York Red Bulls as a second half substitution and making a second appearance off the bench in last week’s 2-2 road draw at Toronto FC.
Midfielder Dax McCarty captains the side and makes his 60th start for the Fire in MLS regular season play.