The New York Red Bulls play Club America in a mid-season friendly likely to be ignored by most RBNY fans. The match comes at an awkward time for the Red Bulls, who have played six competitive games since June 15 and could use a rest. To that end, Jesse Marsch has said he won't be playing his core starters, electing instead to let them rest and focus on the weekend's upcoming game against Portland Timbers.
This does make this friendly an interesting chance for some of the MLS squad's less-used players to assert their claim for more minutes.