D.C. United is looking to rebound from a draining, difficult loss as they take on the Chicago Fire in Illinois. United’s climb up MLS’s Eastern Conference standings was slowed by a 2-1 defeat against Philadelphia on the weekend, and after picking up numerous injuries in that game, Hernán Losada’s side will face a Chicago team coming off of arguably their season’s lowest point, a 5-1 capitulation at Nashville.
Key player: Junior Moreno
Fresh off his birthday yesterday (feliz cumple Junior!), Moreno has a very tough task: screening a back three that seems like it will once again see one or two changes for a road game.