Luis “El Teacher” Cárdenas.- Six footballers played the 24th round of the USL ChampionshipVenezuelan forward Manuel Arteaga continues to increase his goal scoring with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Four players participated in the Phoenix Rising game, which lost to Colorado Springs at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs. Alejandro Fuenmayor, Renzo Zambrano and Juan Azocar were starters, Edgardo Rito came off the bench. Phoenix Rising fell out of the playoff zone.
Zambrano (21 games and 1797 minutes) played the entire match, being cautioned. Fuenmayor (14 games and 907 minutes) and Azocar (20 and 974) were substituted at 62′. Rito (19 games, 1039 minutes and 1 goal) entered at 71′.
Alejandro Mitrano He played the entire match for Miami FC. His team lost for the sixth consecutive time and has gone 14 games without a win, with 1 point in that period. Loudoun United beat them 4-1. For the defender, this is his 21st participation of the campaign, with 1,577 minutes.
Arteaga reached 12 goals
Manuel Arteaga scored his 12th goal of the USL Championship season and 42nd in four years. This Saturday, he scored on a penalty kick in Tampa Bay’s 2-2 draw against Monterey Bay, a result that consolidated the team’s third place in the Eastern Conference.
Arteaga, 30, was a starter and played the entire match, scoring a penalty in the 84th minute to make it 1-2 for his club. He scored for the third consecutive match, his best streak between April 11 and May 8, with five games in a row.
His 12 goals have him tied for third place among the top scorers in the 2024 USL Championship. Arteaga has two more in the US Open Cup, making 14 goals this season. All this in 21 matches and 1,690 minutes of action.
The six players played in Matchday 24 of the current USL Championship 2024, three fewer players than those who played in 2023.
