Weekly Schedule: LA Galaxy prepare to host Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Orange County Great Park

LOS ANGELES (Monday, Feb. 11, 2019) – The LA Galaxy begin their fourth week of preseason training today ahead of their second exhibition match of preseason this weekend.

On Saturday, Feb. 16, the LA Galaxy will face Vancouver Whitecaps FC at 5 p.m. PT at Orange County Great Park. The match will be streamed live on LAGalaxy.com. The match is open exclusively to LA Galaxy Season Ticket Members.

In their first official exhibition of preseason over the weekend, the LA Galaxy drew 1-1 with Toronto FC at Dignity Health Sports Park. New signings Diego Polenta and Uriel Antuna made their first starts with the club, as did MLS SuperDraft selection Emil Cuello.

Last week, the Galaxy announced the signing of 27-year-old Uruguayan defender Diego Polenta. Polenta joins the Galaxy after playing for Club Nacional de Football in Uruguay’s Primera División, where he appeared in 136 matches across all competitions, including Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and league contests. Polenta, who was acquired using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), will occupy an International roster spot and will be added officially following the receipt of his ITC and P-1 Visa.

LA Galaxy’s full preseason roster is as follows:

GOALKEEPERS (3): David Bingham, Justin Vom Steeg, Matt Lampson

DEFENDERS (9): Diego Polenta, Hugo Arellano, Rolf Feltscher, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Dave Romney, Jorgen Skjelvik, Daniel Steres, Julian Araujo, Diedie Traore

MIDFIELDERS (12): Romain Alessandrini, Emmanuel Boateng, Servando Carrasco, Jonathan dos Santos, Giovani dos Santos, Juninho, Perry Kitchen, Sebastian Lletget, Bradford Jamieson IV, Uriel Antuna, João Pedro (on loan), Emil Cuello, Don Tchilao

FORWARDS (4): Zlatan Ibrahimović, Ola Kamara, Chris Pontius, Efrain Alvarez

* denotes that a player is unsigned. 

Schelotto and the LA Galaxy will kick off the 2019 MLS season when the Galaxy host Chicago Fire for the 2019 Home Opener on Saturday, March 2 at 5 p.m. PT. Tickets to that match are on sale now, available here.