Here are 3 things to watch for when the Loons take on the Columbus Crew at TCF Bank Stadium.
Gold Cup call-ups
Minnesota will be missing Francisco Calvo, Johan Venegas, and Jermaine Taylor for this match, as they’ve all accepted an invitation to represent their respective countries at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Though Venegas is definitely a nice player to have, and he will be missed, the absences of Calvo and Taylor will hurt the most. This will leave Minnesota with just one healthy (natural) Center back in Joe Greenspan.
Kallman out against Crew
Center back Brent Kallman will miss the match against Columbus, due to a knee injury he suffered against the Vancouver Whitecaps, which also caused him to miss Minnesota’s last match against NYCFC.