With an international break on the weekend, the Black & Gold don’t have a game to prepare for after 11 straight weeks with a game or more. The Crew is also without five players, all of which have featured prominently this year, away on international duty with their respective countries.
On top of that, a number of players are out of full training this week as the Columbus medical staff looks to get them back from various injuries. This list includes Waylon Francis, Hector Jimenez, Josh Williams, Youness Mokhtar and Connor Maloney.
That leaves the Black & Gold with 10 senior roster players for head coach Caleb Porter to work with throughout the week.