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title: "Several absences for Chicago Fire ahead of Philadelphia Union clash"
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# Several absences for Chicago Fire ahead of Philadelphia Union clash

Chicago Fire are preparing to host Philadelphia Union in round 29 of MLS, with multiple absences in the home side's squad compared to just one absentee for the visitors.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 14 October 2026، 00:42 ، updated 22:03 Saudi time

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Several absences for Chicago Fire ahead of Philadelphia Union clash

[Chicago Fire](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/chicago-fire-475) face visitors [Philadelphia Union](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/philadelphia-union-472) in a match between the two sides in round 29 of the 2026 [MLS](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/mls-33) season, at 03:30 Damascus time in the early hours of 15 October, with the match broadcast on Apple TV.

Chicago Fire go into the match suffering from several injury absences, with [André Franco](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/andr%C3%A9-filipe-russo-franco-222), [Robin Lod](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/robin-lod-224), [Anzor Mekvabishvili](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/anzor-mekvabishvili-225) and [Samual Jarard Rogers](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/samual-jarard-rogers-8789) all set to miss the match for the same reason.

The home side will also be without [Tah Ange Innocent D'Avilla Dje](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tah-ange-innocent-d-avilla-dje-8791) due to suspension.

Philadelphia Union, meanwhile, go into the match missing just one player, [Augustin Anello](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/augustin-anello-8712), who is absent through injury.

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