The Impact will play pre-season games on Friday, April 7, at 10 am against the UQAM Citadins and on Saturday, April 15, at 10 am, against the Lac St. Louis Lakers senior team, which plays in the Quebec Elite Soccer League (LSEQ). Former Impact player John Limniatis is the Lac St-Louis Regional Soccer Association’s staff coach. Both games will be played at the Catalogna Soccerplexe in Lachine.
The team will then fly off to Florida on April 18 to continue its training camp and prepare for its season opener, set for Sunday, April 23 against Miami F.C. The Impact will train at the Sunrise Hilton Sports Complex in Fort Lauderdale.
“There are only three weeks left before the season starts, so it’s important that the players, old and new, get to know each other as quickly as possible on and off the field,” said Impact head coach Nick De Santis. “These pre-season games and the camp in Florida are good opportunities to work on our team chemistry.”
After facing the USL expansion team, which has recently signed Brazilian great Romario, the Impact will travel to Puerto Rico for its second regular-season game, April 30 against the Islanders.
Montreal’s 13th home opener in club history at Claude-Robillard Sports Complex will take place Sunday, May 21, against the Minnesota Thunder.
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Source: Patrick Vallée, Montreal Impact
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