When the Rapids take the field at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, it’ll be the first time the team has played in 31 days.
With five games scheduled for the following 15 days, and another five games yet to be made up, the Rapids have a tall task ahead of them in their return from a franchise-wide COVID-19 outbreak.
It all starts with their first match Saturday against Sporting Kansas City, as the Rapids attempt to end their MLS playoff drought. Kansas City is just one point below Western Conference leaders Seattle Sounders FC in the standings while the Rapids sit at 19 points — two back of a playoff spot.