Fresh with a major aggressive performance, Chicago Fire bid for an accurate revenge from an early season shelacing while hosting Nashville SC on Saturday night.
The fire (7-5–4, 25 digits) benefited from Tom Barlo’s first career hat trick, which was posted 7–1 on hosts DC United last Saturday to Rome.
Making his first start of the season in place of Belgian striker Hugo Cupers (Lower-Body Injury), Barlo scored in the 30th, 44th and 65th minutes. The aggressive explosion helped Chicago in a club record to score a goal in a match, set on July 4, 2001 during the 7–0 route of the then Kansas City Wizards.
The fire has improved 6-1-1 after the start of 7–2 shock in the hands of Nashville SC on 26 April at the end of May.
“We went to his place and it was not a good result for us, and it’s something we want to prepare, especially at home,” said Barlo. “I am focusing on going back to training, coming back to work.”
Nashville SC (8-4-5, 29 points) made an unbeaten line of eight matches in MLS Play (4-0-4) with a win over Chicago. Representatives of the Music City last competed on 31 May, which failed to take advantage of the second brace of SAM Sirij in three matches and scored the fifth goal at the Draw Vs. New York City FC 2–2 in that stretch.
“The rest would be good,” said Nashville coach BJ Kailaghan. “… a lot of seasons are left, and we are going to use time in June to actually focus on ourselves and improve ourselves. We have things that need to be cleaned.”
The 11 goals of the Sirij lead the Nashville SC and in MLS only Philadelphia Union Fortword is in second place in Tai Bribo (13). Surridge’s 14 goal contributions are tied with Bribo for the second best in the league, leaving only Inter Miami Superstar Lionel Messi (16). Honey Mukhtar of Nashville has seven goals and six assistance.
The Cuypers lead the fire with 10 goals in the season.
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