After the longest offseason in program history, the Arizona soccer team finally returns to pitch Thursday when it heads to Phoenix to face GCU at the lavish GCU Stadium.
It will be UA’s first match since Nov. 22, 2019. In between those 440 days, the coronavirus pandemic postponed their season from the fall to spring and still has head coach Tony Amato uneasy as gameday approaches.
“My fingers are crossed, man,” he said Tuesday. “We are hoping for the players’ sake that we get a game in on Thursday. It’s really important for them because they’ve been working hard and haven’t played a game in over a year.