There are important matches and then there is a playoff conference final. Sunday at 3 p.m., the New England Revolution come to MAPFRE Stadium to face the Columbus Crew in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Final. The winner gets the chance at the ultimate prize for any MLS team, the MLS Cup.
Over the past week, positivity came out of team updates, when the days leading up to the Crew’s conference semifinal extra time win against Nashville SC were anything but positive. The team went from losing players due to positive COVID-19 tests to now having two potentially return to the lineup.