USL soccer: Riverhounds return home to welcome Miami FC Saturday

The defending USL Champion Pittsburgh Riverhounds will host Miami FC in a regular season match at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at F.N.B. Stadium.

Miami enters the match in third place in the Eastern Division with a 4-3-4 record. Jurgen Locadia leads Miami in goals with four, three of which came in the team’s last match against Louisville City FC when he scored a hat trick. Miami is tied for sixth in attacking offense in the USL and is 11^th in goals conceded.

The Riverhounds are in a five-way tie for sixth place in the Eastern Division with a 4-4-1 record. Pittsburgh’s leading scorers are Albert Dikwa and Sam Bassett, who have five and three goals, respectively.

Dikwa is tied for third in the league in goal scoring, while Bassett is tied for fifth. Goalkeeper Nico Campuzano is tied for seventh in the league with 25 saves, while the squad is seventh in the league in goals conceded. Offensively, the Riverhounds are tied for ninth in attacking offense.

Following the game against Miami FC, the Hounds will not play another match until they face the Indy Eleven on Saturday, June 13, at F.N.B. Stadium.

Rock DiLisio

Rock DiLisio is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in magazines, newspapers and periodicals, as well as being the author of several books. The Moon Township resident is a graduate of Robert Morris University and also holds an MBA.

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