D.C. United are scheduled for a rematch with CD Guadalajara, that club that eliminated the Black-and-Red from this year's CONCACAF Champions' Cup, in the round-of-16 of the Copa Nissan Sudamericana.
The draw for the tournament took place in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, a day after it was announced United would be a part of the event for the second time in club history.
United are due to play the first of two legs against Chivas at RFK Stadium the week of Sept. 11. The second match will be played at Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico, prior to Oct. 4. Exact details will be announced at a later date.
The Black-and-Red will no doubt have revenge on their minds. After playing to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions' Cup semifinal series on March 15, United took a lead in the second leg only to succumb to a 2-1 defeat.
The teams are also both taking part in this summer's Superliga, matching four teams from both Major League Soccer and Mexico's Primera Division. But the teams are in different groups, meaning the earliest they can meet is in the semifinals.
"Playing Chivas again in a meaningful competition is an ideal scenario for us," said United Head Coach Tom Soehn. "We played them very close over a similar two-game format during our preseason and we feel that we have unfinished business to tend to with them."
United played in the Copa Nissan Sudamericana - similar to Europe's UEFA Cup - in 2005, suffering a gut-wrenching 4-3 defeat on aggregate to Chilean side Universidad Catolica. After playing to a 1-1 draw in Washington, United took a 2-0 lead in the second leg in Santiago, Chile, only to see the home side storm back for a 3-2 win.
Copa Nissan Sudamericana, hosted by CONMEBOL, is composed of 34 teams and since 2005 has included teams from CONCACAF. United qualified for this year's tournament by virtue of finishing third in the Champions' Cup, having edged out Houston Dynamo on goal difference.
Jason Halpin is a contributor to MLSnet.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Soccer or its clubs.
