Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo were in attendance at the Yankee Stadium as their new club New York City FC lost 3-1 to rivals New York Red Bulls in the MLS Eastern Conference.
The two veteran midfielders are likely to line up alongside each other very soon, with Lampard's contract in the Big Apple officially starting on July 1 and Pirlo's deal to join him at NYCFC expected to be announced in the coming days.
Watched by a crowd of more than 48,000, the home team needed only six minutes to take a 1-0 lead through Thomas McNamara but the Red Bulls hit back through Bradley Wright-Phillips just after the break.
Frank Lampard, @Pirlo_official and @GarethBale11 are here! #NYCvNY kicks off in just a few minutes! pic.twitter.com/4Qcs82Xg5m
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 28, 2015
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) June 28, 2015
Chirs Duvall put the visitors ahead five minutes later and Matt Miazga made the game safe in the 73rd minute.
The Red Bulls, who scored three times in a league game for the first time this season, moved into fourth in the Eastern Conference. City are ninth.
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