New England Revolution
New England produced another lopsided scoreline in the second home game of the 2026 season.
Mamadou Fofana points to New England set piece coach Marc Ortí Esteban after scoring on a corner kick for the Revolution. Via New England Revolution
The Revolution defeated CF Montreal 3-0 on Saturday in an encouraging display for Marko Mitrović’s team. By the final whistle, the only thing missing for New England was Mitrović himself, who headed for an early exit after receiving a seemingly abrupt 34th-minute red card for leaving his technical area.
Aside from that, it ended up being an enjoyable evening for the Revolution (now 2-0 at home so far in 2026). Goals from Luca Langoni, Mamadou Fofana, and Peyton Miller ensured that all three points were collected.
Here are a few takeaways:
Has Luca Langoni been unlocked?
New England opted for one change from the 3-1 loss against St. Louis City SC on March 21, with winger Griffin Yow coming into the Starting XI in exchange for midfielder Alhassan Yusuf. It was a singular change that signaled a more ambitious attacking approach from head coach Marko Mitrović, with Yow’s natural positioning placing him higher up the field.
Interestingly, both Yow and his opposite winger (Langoni) appeared to drift inside more during the first half in an effort to flummox Montreal’s man-marking system. This became a theme in New England’s night, with players making vertical runs (or, in wingers’ case, interior ones) to escape Montreal’s marking. And Yusuf ended up on the field by the 40th minute in any event after a Matt Polster exited with an injury.
Langoni, 24, has struggled to establish himself as a starter since arriving in New England in the latter half of the 2024 on a club record transfer fee. After not starting for large stretches of 2025, he has recently shown encouraging signs of finding his form under Mitrović.
While his goal was more a product of quality play from right back Ilay Feingold and forward Dor Turgeman — it was Feingold’s cross that found Turgeman’s bursting run to force a strong save that created the rebound from which Langoni scored — it showcased the Argentine winger’s aggressiveness and instincts to be in the right place at the right time.
Beyond that, Langoni also added an assist on the second goal (another set piece), and nearly had an earlier assist on a well-worked first half sequence that culminated with Turgeman hitting the post.
Tapping into Langoni’s immense potential could be a difference-making proposition for the 2026 Revolution. For a team that needs difference-makers in the attack, a breakout Langoni season would elevate the team’s trajectory by a considerable margin. In any event, he currently leads MLS in assists with five.
A head coach red card
In a bizarre series of events, a borderline foul committed by left back Will Sands in the 34th minute culminated not only with a yellow card for the New England defender, but a dismissal for his head coach.
Mitrović, who seemed as bewildered as the more than 19,000 in attendance by the straight red shown to him, exchanged words with the official after realizing he had received his first sending off since being installed as an MLS head coach.
According to a Professional Referee Organization (PRO) statement after the game, Mitrović was shown a red card for leaving the designated technical area for coaches on the sidelines:
“New England Revolution head coach Marko Mitrovic was sent off because he deliberately left the technical area to dissent with a match official,” noted PRO in the statement response to pool reporter Frank Dell’Apa of The Boston Globe.
Mitrović seemed appropriately surprised by the official’s choice when asked about it in the postgame press conference, noting — with reason — that he didn’t think a red card would be shown for such a seemingly mild offense.
Revolution center backs strike again from a set piece
After fellow center back Brayan Ceballos scored twice on set pieces in the home opener on March 15, Saturday marked another successful outcome for the Revolution’s approach (and the team’s set piece coach, Marc Ortí Esteban).
Ceballos found himself wide open in front of net for a perfectly hit Carles Gil corner kick in the first half. Had the 24-year-old Colombian been a half-step quicker, it would’ve been his third goal of the season.
In the second half, New England found the correct timing. In the 77th minute, clinging with increasing desperation to a one-goal led, Fofana managed to free himself of his marker and latch onto the end of a Langoni free kick from outside the box.
The Malian international swept the ball in with an unusually skillful finish for a center back, marking the occasion by sprinting directly over to Ortí Esteban on the sideline to celebrate.
Off the set piece! 😤
Mamadou Fofana buries the set piece delivered by Luca Langoni to double the @NERevolution lead! pic.twitter.com/UJbJoLRNsw
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 4, 2026
Peyton Miller made another loud cameo
Though the game was essentially out of reach after Fofana made it 2-0, Montreal continued to find occasional openings.
The visitors ended with nothing to officially show for their efforts, but an honest analysis of the game would conclude that Montreal were much closer than the 3-0 scoreline of suggest (the xG per MLS was 2.1-2.0 in the Revs’ favor). Montreal hit the post twice during the course of the game, and elicited an elite save from New England goalkeeper Matt Turner on a free kick that seemed destined for the top corner of the goal in the 87th minute.
But just a few moments later, highly-talented academy graduate Peyton Miller — having been subbed on for Yow as a winger — tore through Montreal’s defense on a counterattack to make it 3-0.
Miller, 18, has been working his way back into form after missing most of the preseason. And after scoring against Cincinnati a few weeks ago as a late substitute, he was able to recreate the feat on Saturday to fully put the game out of reach.
Hayden Bird is a sports staff writer for Boston.com, where he has worked since 2016. He covers all things sports in New England.
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