Chicago Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic and his Men In Red will resume their slate of 2018 preseason friendlies on Thursday morning when they get their first look against MLS competition against the Philadelphia Union at 10 a.m. CT. The match will be held at Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Fla. and will be free to stream right here.
As the competition level continues to rise ahead of March 10th's regular season opener against Sporting Kansas City, here's what you need to know ahead of kickoff Thursday morning:
Starting off on the right foot
2017 MLS Golden Boot winner Nemanja Nikolic picked up right where he left off in the Fire's preseason friendly debut against the University of South Florida, a 2-0 win on Saturday.