2025 Season

FC Dallas Earns 1-0 Road Win Versus Real Salt Lake

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MATCH NOTES

  • FC Dallas Homegrown Michael Collodi and midfielder Léo Chú made their club debuts
  • Captain Luciano Acosta scored his second goal of the season
  • MLS Box Score

SANDY, Utah (March 22, 2025) – FC Dallas (2-2-1, 7 points) earned its first shutout of the season to defeat Real Salt Lake (2-3-0, 6 points) 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Lucho Acosta Saturday night at America First Field.

CAPI ACOSTA SCORES FOR DALLAS
FC Dallas captain Luciano Acosta headed in a cross from Shaq Moore in the seventh minute of first-half stoppage time. It was Acosta’s second goal of the season and the fifth headed goal of his career.

WELCOME TO MLS, COLLODI
FC Dallas goalkeeper Michael Collodi made his club debut, becoming the ninth player to debut this season. Collodi signed a homegrown contract with FC Dallas in the offseason after winning the MLS NEXT Pro Cup and being named Goalkeeper of the Year in 2024. Collodi becomes the first FC Dallas Homegrown goalkeeper to record a clean sheet and a win in his MLS debut.

THE LONG AWAITED CHÚ DEBUT
Brazilian forward Léo Chú made his club debut in the starting lineup, becoming the eighth player to debut this season for FC Dallas. Chú was acquired via trade from Seattle Sounders FC on Jan. 7.

A POWERHOUSE WHEN LEADING IN HALFTIME
Dallas is unbeaten in the last 22 MLS matches when leading at halftime (W16, D6) since May 19, 2022, against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1-2).

SERIES HISTORY
Dallas has won three of its last five trips to Utah, winning in 2022, 2023 and 2025. No MLS team has won more games at RSL than Dallas in the last 20 seasons (10 wins). Dallas’ record versus Salt Lake is 24-15-12.