D.C. United will look to close a tumultuous week with a win tonight, as they host the New England Revolution in their first game since firing Hernán Losada. United on some fronts are reeling after the change, with at least two supporters groups planning to not attend the match in protest. However, between their ferocious first half showing in last week’s home loss to Austin and being able to heavily rotate and still go through with relative ease in the Open Cup, the situation isn’t completely dire for new interim head coach Chad Ashton.
That said, the pressure is on the Black-and-Red to prove that ditching Losada was the right move, and they’ll have to do that without their top scorer, as Ola Kamara is out due to a suspension.