ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rowdies and Brazil’s Atletico Mineiro will both be looking to conclude the 2017 Florida Cup on a positive note when the two teams meet at Al Lang Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the preseason event. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies news and notes

The Rowdies were handed a 2-0 defeat by VfL Wolfsburg last Sunday in their opening game of the preseason as a mix of signed players and trialists turned out for the first game of the season.

After falling into a two-goal deficit at the halftime break, Tampa Bay put in a positive second-half performance as Michael Nanchoff, Alex Morrell and Jaime Siaj all went close to finding the net.

Maybe the most heartening performance for the Rowdies was that of fullback Zac Portillos, who went 70 minutes in his first game since suffering a season-ending injury last May.