This is it. The last of the season-opening road trip that’s dominated the conversation for most of the last two months.
Before the Portland Timbers return to Providence Park, however, they’re going to face an Orlando City team that looks to finally be getting healthy. Last week the Lions earned their first win of the season, a far-from-decisive 4-3 win over a second-choice Red Bulls side in Orlando. The backline and defensive midfield was a mess, but the return of Dom Dwyer and Sacha Kljestan to full health made the Lions considerably more dangerous than they had been in the previous three games.