Orlando City have made a couple of notable changes for their road match against Charlotte FC, with Wilder Cartagena and Marco Pašalić both moving into the starting XI before the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff.
The lineup release came before Orlando City SC’s weekend match on the road in Charlotte, NC, giving a clear picture of how the team will line up for the early Halloween kickoff. It is a pre-match update, but it still matters because it confirms the personnel Orlando City will rely on from the start.
Atuesta remains part of the wider context
The background to the selection is straightforward. In Orlando City's previous match in Chicago, Eduard Atuesta was suspended, and that absence has been part of the discussion around Orlando City's midfield options.
With Cartagena coming into the side, Orlando City have opted for a different balance in the middle of the pitch. Marco Pašalić’s inclusion is another confirmed change in the starting group, reinforcing that this is a lineup built with fresh adjustments rather than a set-and-forget approach.
Confirmed starters and bench options
The confirmed lineup means Orlando City go into the match with their starting XI set, while the bench is also in place for the road trip to Charlotte FC. For a pre-match announcement, that is the key takeaway: who starts, who is available, and how the team has responded to the suspension that shaped the previous game in Chicago.
Before the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff, Orlando City have made their position clear. Cartagena and Pašalić are in from the start, and the team now has to carry that selection into the match itself.
