The Crew is saved and now it’s finally time for the games. The Columbus Crew faces a familiar foe in the New York Red Bulls, the team that ended the 2018 season. Both teams return most of their starting lineup. Columbus has only played preseason games, but New York has already kicked off the 2019 campaign with Champions League action.
Columbus finished an undefeated preseason with a hammering of FC Cincinnati in Charleston for the Carolina Challenge Cup. New coach Caleb Porter has carried over most of Gregg Berhalter’s system and there is a lot of familiarity.