Real Salt Lake head to Denver, Colorado to face the Rapids in the first leg of the Rocky Mountain Cup. RSL has won the cup eight out the last ten, but neither club has been able to repeat as cup winners since RSL won in 2012.
Does the cup still matter to fans? Regardless, the Rocky Mountain clubs sit side by side in the standings at eighth and ninth, and both are looking gain ground on a playoff berth for the second straight year. Here’s what we’ll be watching.
Colorado Rapids
Colorado returns to Dick Sporting Goods Park after a disappointing loss 3-1 loss at Sporting Kansas City.