SANDY, Utah- Real Salt Lake wrapped up phase one of the 2025 Leagues Cup, a competition between MLS and Liga MX, at America First Field against Querétaro.

While Real Salt Lake needed a lot of help alongside a big win in order to advance to the knockout stage of the Leagues Cup, there were other exciting factors that came with Wednesday’s match.

New addition Rwan Cruz, who joined the club on loan from Botafogo in the top-flight Brazilian league, was eligible and expected to make his debut for the club.

First Half

For a match that featured a bottom-of-the-table Querétaro and a Real Salt Lake that needed a handful of goals to have a chance of advancing in the Leagues Cup, the start was notably slow. Through the first half hour, the pace was sluggish and there seemed to be little urgency

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