Real Salt Lake bounces back in Leagues Cup with dominating shutout of Atlante FC
Sergi Solans and Zach Booth scored on either side of halftime, and Rafael Cabral made four saves to clinch the club’s first shutout win across all competitions since May 13 against Houston.
SANDY, Utah — Down but not out after a 1-1 draw with Tigres, Real Salt Lake put on a dominating performance against Liga MX’s Atlante FC to take the second outing of the 2026 Leagues Cup with a 4-0 win.
Sergi Solans and Zach Booth scored on either side of halftime, and Rafael Cabral made four saves to clinch the club’s first shutout win across all competitions since May 13 against Houston.
After RSL manager Pablo Mastroeni made six changes to his starting XI from Tuesday’s draw, Diego Luna recorded two assists to open the scoring with finishes by Solans and Booth.
Lukas Engel quickly found a third off Morgan Guilavogui’s one-touch pass following Luna’s free kick in the 54th minute for the defender’s second goal in the past five matches, and Pablo Ruiz put the nail in the proverbial coffin with RSL’s fourth before the end of 90 minutes.
Salt Lake will host FC Juarez in the final match of Phase One of the Leagues Cup competition Tuesday, Aug. 11. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. MT on Apple TV.
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