COLUMBUS ROUND OF 16 REAL ESTELÍ CREW (4) (0) SCCL 2021 15 ABR | 8 PM ET | Venue: Historic Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew defeated (4-0) Real Estelí ( x2, and Pedro Santos -Pk-) in the first leg of the Round of 16 of SCCL 2021 at the National Football Stadium, Managua, NCA (Apr 8 2021).

COLUMBUS CREW

Third participation in the SCCL (2009/10, 2010/11 and 2021).

SCCL record: GP-17 W-7 D-4 L-6 (GF-24 GA-22).

Top scorer in SCCL: Steven Lenhart (USA) 4 goals.

Players with the most SCCL appearances: Emmanuel Ekpo (NIG) 14 and Eddie Gaven (USA) 13. With 12 games: Adam Moffat (ESC) and Eric Brunner (USA).

Top scorer in SCCL Round of 16: Gyasi Zardes (USA) 2 goals.

SCCL KO Phase Record: GP-5 W-1 D-2 L-2 (GF-9 GA-9).

Home record in SCCL: GP-8 W-4 D-3 L-1 (GF-10 GA-5).

Columbus Crew is unbeaten in six home games and has not conceded a goal in the last four games.

1-1 vs. Saprissa (Robbie Rogers; Alexander Robinson Delgado) Group C (Sep 29, 2009), 2-2 vs. Toluca (Steven Lenhart x2; Antonio Naelson and Antonio Ríos) in QF (9 Mar 2010), 1-0 vs Municipal (Emmanuel Ekpo) Group B (18 Aug 2010), 3-0 vs Joe Public (Leandro Griffit, and Steven Lenhart) Group B 2 (24 Sep 2010), 1-0 vs. Santos Laguna (Andrés Mendoza) Group B (21 Sep 2010), and 0-0 vs. in QF (Feb 22, 2011).

The only loss at home in the SCCL was (0-2) vs. Cruz Azul, Group C (Pablo Zeballos and Manuel Alejandro Vela), Historic Crew Stadium (23 Sep 2009).

Scorers in SCCL 2021: Gyasi Zardes (USA) 2 goals.

Assists in SCCL 2021: Lucas Zelarrayán (ARG) and Luis Díaz (CRC) 1 each.

Saves in SCCL 2021: (4) (CUW)

Columbus has faced rivals from Costa Rica (2), Guatemala (2) and Nicaragua (1)

Record vs Central American teams: GP-5 W-3 D-1 L-1 (GF-8 GA-3).

1. SCCL 2009/10 (Group C): Saprissa 0-1 Columbus Crew (Eddie Gaven), Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Stadium, CRC (16 Sep 2009).

2. SCCL 2009/10 (Group C): Columbus Crew 1-1 Saprissa (Robbie Rogers; Alexander Robinson Delgado), Historic Crew Stadium, USA (29 Sep 2009).

3. SCCL 2010/11 (Group B): Columbus Crew 1-0 Municipal (Emmanuel Ekpo), Historic Crew Stadium, USA (18 Aug 2010).

4. SCCL 2010/11 (Group B): Municipal 2-1 Columbus Crew (Guillermo Ramírez Ortega x2; ), Mateo Flores Stadium, GUA (29 Sep 2010).

5. SCCL 2021 (R16 - first leg): Real Estelí 0-4 Columbus Crew (Gyasi Zardes x2, Jonathan Mensah and Pedro Santos pen.), National Football Stadium of Managua, NCA (Apr 8, 2021).

TOP PLAYERS:

Gyasi Zardes (USA) The forward scored two goals against Real Estelí and has played in (10) matches and has scored (3 goals) in SCCL. Among with the Costa Rican Luis Díaz, they were the players with the most shots vs. Real Estelí (3).

Jonathan Mensah (GHA) The 30-year-old defender scored 1 goal vs. Real Estelí and made (7) clearances in the first leg.

REAL ESTELÍ

Seventh participation in the SCCL (2008/09, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2016/17 and 2021).

SCCL record: GP-21 W-0 D-7 L-14 (GF-9 GA-34).

Top scorer in SCCL: Rudel Calero (NCA) 2 goals. Players with the most SCCL games: Samuel Wilson (NCA) and Manuel Rosas (NCA) with 19., Rudel Calero (NCA), Franklin López (NCA), Elmer Mejía (HON) and Justo Llorente (NCA) 16 appearances

Real Estelí has not won in 9 SCCL games, has managed to score goals in nine games and did not concede goals in one, 0-0 vs Montreal Impact -now CF Montreal- in the 2008/09 Preliminary Round, at the Carlos Municipal Stadium Miranda, HON (2 Sep 2008).

SCCL KO Phase Record: GP-1 W-0 D-0 L-1 (GF-0 GA-4).

Saves in SCCL 2021: (3) Álvaro Rezzano (ARG)

SCCL away record: GP-10 W-0 D-1 L-9 (GF-3 GA-19).

Record vs MLS: GP-11 W-0 D-4 L-7 (GF-6 GA-19).

1. SCCL 2008/09 (Preliminary Round): Real Estelí 0-0 Montreal Impact, Carlos Miranda Municipal Stadium, HON (Sep 2, 2008).

2. SCCL 2013/14 (Group 2): Sp. Kansas City 1-1 Real Estelí (; Rudel Alejandro Calero), Sporting Park, USA (17 Sep 2013).

3. SCCL 2014/15 (Group 2): Real Estelí 1-1 vs. Sp. Kansas City (Daniel Da Silva; Antonio Rodríguez), Estadio Independencia, NCA (19 Aug 2014).

4. SCCL 2016/17 (Group H): Real Estelí 1-1 FC Dallas (Elvis Figueroa; Atiba Harris), Estadio Independencia, NCA (24 Aug 2016).

TOP PLAYERS:

Manuel Rosas (NCA) So far he has (19) games played and has scored one goal in SCCL. Playing vs. Columbus Crew will make Rosas Real Estelí's most capped player in SCCL. Rosas was the player with the most passes (36) in the first leg vs. Columbus Crew.

Juan Barrera (NCA) He was the player with the most shots vs. Columbus Crew (3). He has played 19 games in SCCL, 13 with Real Estelí and 6 with Tauro (PAN) in 2011/12.