The Seattle Sounders will take on Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City (5:30 p.m. PT; JOEtv, El Rey 1360AM) trying to snap a two-game losing skid. Here are three matchups to watch:
Nicolas Lodeiro vs. Ilie Sanchez
The Sounders’ No. 10 will have a formidable opponent in Ilie, Sporting KC’s Spanish offseason acquisition who came up through Barcelona’s academy system. Sitting above the back four in true defensive midfielder fashion, Ilie has led SKC to six shutouts and only seven goals allowed in 11 matches. Lodeiro, meanwhile, has been his productive self in 2017, scoring three times and assisting on four more in 10 games.