Columbus Crew SC again take the field on Saturday without a number of key players. Wil Trapp, Gyasi Zardes, Zack Steffen and Jonathan Mensah are all gone on international duty. David Accam joins the injury list after picking up a hamstring in last week’s loss to Sporting Kansas City. Harrison Afful is out with a red card suspension.
Yet the Black & Gold carry on.
This week, it’s Orlando City SC coming to MAPFRE Stadium. Despite the recent run of poor form that has seen the Crew win just one game in its last 11 outings, Orlando is only one point ahead of Columbus in the Eastern Conference standings.