Monterrey 2–1 Chicago Fire

Leagues Cup 2026 Quarter-finals · 26 Aug 2026

Monterrey vs Chicago Fire in the Leagues Cup 2026.

At SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview.

Referee: Rubiel Vazquez, USA.

Monterrey beat Chicago Fire 2–1. V. Guzman opened the scoring for Monterrey after 45+4 minutes. O. Pineda made it 2–1 after 83 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Monterrey: V. Guzman 45+4', O. Pineda 83'
Chicago Fire: P. Zinckernagel 59'

Monterrey starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 E. Andrada (G)
2 R. Chavez (D)
4 V. Guzman (D)
13 C. Salcedo (D)
3 G. Arteaga (D)
8 O. Torres (M)
25 O. Pineda (M)
9 D. Rossi (M)
7 L. Ocampos (M)
17 J. Corona (M)
99 H. Cuypers (F)

Chicago Fire starting lineup (4-3-3)

1 C. Brady (G)
24 J. Dean (D)
16 J. Waterman (D)
3 J. Elliott (D)
15 A. Gutman (D)
35 S. Oregel (M)
42 D. D'Avilla (M)
6 A. Saletros (M)
11 P. Zinckernagel (F)
9 R. Lewandowski (F)
12 P. Dithejane (F)

Match events

29′ Monterrey: Yellow Card, Carlos Salcedo
37′ Chicago Fire: Yellow Card, Chris Brady
42′ Monterrey: Missed Penalty, Lucas Ocampos
45′ Monterrey: Normal Goal, V. Guzman, G. Arteaga
45+3′ Chicago Fire: Yellow Card, Philip Zinckernagel
57′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, M. Pineda, D. D'Avilla
57′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, R. Lod, S. Oregel
59′ Chicago Fire: Normal Goal, P. Zinckernagel, A. Gutman
63′ Chicago Fire: Yellow Card, Anton Salétros
72′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, M. Haile-Selassie, P. Dithejane
80′ Chicago Fire: Yellow Card, Andrew Gutman
83′ Monterrey: Normal Goal, O. Pineda
84′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, J. Bamba, J. Dean
86′ Monterrey: Substitution, J. Rodriguez, J. Corona
87′ Monterrey: Yellow Card, Diego Rossi
90+1′ Monterrey: Substitution, L. Reyes, D. Rossi
90+1′ Monterrey: Substitution, F. Ambriz, O. Torres
90+3′ Monterrey: Yellow Card, Jorge Rodríguez
90+5′ Monterrey: Substitution, R. de la Rosa, O. Pineda
90+5′ Monterrey: Substitution, L. Orellano, H. Cuypers

Match statistics

Statistic	Monterrey	Chicago Fire
Total Shots	16	8
Shots on Goal	4	3
Ball Possession	45%	55%
Corner Kicks	5	4
Fouls	10	9
Passes accurate	276	353
Goalkeeper Saves	2	2

Monterrey before this match

vs Nashville SC 2–1 (Nashville SC) · Group Stage, 13 Aug 2026
at Inter Miami 2–1 (Inter Miami) · Group Stage, 9 Aug 2026
vs Orlando City SC 1–2 (Orlando City SC) · Group Stage, 5 Aug 2026

Chicago Fire before this match

at Cruz Azul 2–1 (Cruz Azul) · Group Stage, 14 Aug 2026
vs Santos Laguna 3–1 (Santos Laguna) · Group Stage, 10 Aug 2026
vs Necaxa 2–0 (Necaxa) · Group Stage, 7 Aug 2026