The New England Revolution faced Minnesota United Saturday night in their final home match before MLS play pauses for the 2026 World Cup in which the Revolution took all 3 points, winning 2-1. Marko Mitrovic sent out a fairly common starting XI with a few exceptions. Matt Turner in net and the return of Brayan Ceballos, this time at right-back with Ethan Kohler and Mamadou Fofana in the center of defense, and Will Sands on the left. In the midfield, Alhassan Yusuf and Brooklyn Raines in the double DM pivot and Carles Gil captaining the squad from the No. 10. The return of Luca Langoni after a one match absence has the Argentine on the right, with Peyton Miller on the left. Dor Turgeman sets up to lead the line once again as Leo Campana’s still sidelined with injury.

But what do you need to know from the match? Here are three thoughts! Having all 3 CBs on the pitch at once is a MUST

In the hole that Ceballos left during his time out, Kohler stepped right up and has proved he’s an MLS quality CB that can’t just be left on the bench. There were attempts early on to experiment with Kohler, placing him at full back and defensive midfield, but ultimately, when playing at center back, Kohler has been calm and collected under pressure, something necessary for a young CB. Now that Ceballos has returned, it now gives the Revs a headache at defense with many quality options. Ceballos played well at right-back against Minnesota and Fofana continues to excel at CB this season, so it now brings the question on how to give each of these guys time, especially once Ilay Feingold returns at right back. Overall, Ceballos, Fofana, and now Kohler have all shown they deserve to start, but with running a 2 CB formation, how should the Revs handle this. Turgeman is getting in good places, but lacks service The Revolution’s main man at striker now sits through 13 MLS matches with only two goals to his name. As the #1 person on the team that’s supposed to score, this looks bad, but it doesn’t seem like a Turgeman problem. By watching the match, it’s clear he knows where to go. He’s not lost in the box, he sees where to make a run and does so, but the service to him this season has been nothing short of lackluster. A ball sent too far ahead or a ball just behind him has been the story of his season. Thus far, he hasn’t failed, with four assists as well, but the service to him hasn’t been there and needs to be fixed if the Revs want to really make a push for a top spot in the East. Langoni and Turner showed out After a bad 2025 season which saw the Argentine sat on the bench most matches, Langoni has flipped the script completely, with three goals and six assists through 12 matches. Even in matches without a goal contribution, his presence is seen and the speed seen back when he first joined the club is back. Was the speed ever gone? Can’t say, didn’t do much with it last season, but taking a look at his decisive goal against Minnesota, a sprint down the pitch which he puts past Callender for the lead. He’s a difference maker and that’s undeniable now. A wing partnership of him and Miller is dangerous, especially with their speed. Now onto Turner, five saves. Without Turner in net, the Revs either walk away with one or no points from Minnesota. A masterclass in net from Turner that proved he’s very much in contention for the US’ #1 GK spot for the World Cup. His work with his feet still seems off and needs to be continued as something to work on, but his shot stopping ability can’t go unnoticed. Overall, a great team win over Minnesota on Saturday, with great performances from everyone involved, but mainly Turner, the backline, and the front three. The Revolution now head down to Charlotte for their final match before the World Cup break and return home July 22 against Toronto FC