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New Mexico United coach Troy Lesesne hopes the offense, which got nothing done in its opener, gets it going Saturday at El Paso. (Jim Thompson/Journal)
New Mexico United will make it an even 20 – as in 20 consecutive matches outside its home state – Saturday night in El Paso.
Will 20 prove to be a lucky number?
United (0-1), which has a long-awaited home match looming next week, first hopes to bring some momentum into its return to Isotopes Park. It won’t come easily against rival El Paso Locomotive FC, and NMU coach Troy Lesesne knows it.
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“El Paso’s a great team,” Lesesne said. “They’ve been to the Western Conference finals the last two years, and that’s where we want to be. We want to take a step forward. Matches like this one are important.”