A top spot in the Eastern Conference table will be on the line when Orlando City hosts the Philadelphia Union tonight.
The Lions (6-3-4, 22) and the Union (6-3-5, 23) have been jockeying for the second spot behind the New England Revolution all season, continuing a race for the conference that began last year at the start of coach Oscar Pareja’s tenure in Orlando.
“They are fighting with us in that position with the same points,” Pareja said. “For us, it’s the same commitment, the same responsibility. We are eager to come back to our place and get points and keep fighting for the highest spots in the conference.