Houston v Chicago
Santos debut double leads Houston rally to beat Chicago
HOUSTON -- Guilherme Santos scored two goals in the second half of his MLS debut to rally the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in a season opener on Saturday night.
Santos found the net for the first time in the 67th minute - with assists from Jack McGlynn and Ezequiel Ponce - to tie it 1-1. He scored the winner unassisted 11 minutes later off a deflection.
Santos joined the Dynamo after scoring 95 goals in 429 appearances for Brazilian Série A side Santos FC.
Hugo Cuypers picked up where he left off last season, scoring unassisted in the 31st minute to stake the Fire to a 1-0 lead. Cuypers had 17 goals in 33 appearances last season and scored 10 times in 31 appearances in 2024 - his first season in the league.
Jonathan Bond totaled two saves for the Dynamo, while Chris Brady saved two shots for the Fire.
Head coach Gregg Berhalter led Chicago to its first playoff appearance since 2017 last season.
Up next Houston: Hosts Los Angeles FC on Saturday.
Chicago: Hosts CF Montreal on Saturday.
Game Information
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| FC Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| New York Red Bulls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| D.C. United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Charlotte FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New York City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbus Crew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Toronto FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Orlando City SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Atlanta United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| New England Revolution | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Inter Miami CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| CF Montréal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| LAFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| FC Dallas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Portland Timbers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Austin FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota United FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Salt Lake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
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