Last week was a long one for the Portland Timbers. They had three games over the course of six days, all of them on the road; they couldn’t practice outside for most of the week because of the poor air quality; and they had to deal with their first week without Sebastian Blanco. One thing is certain: They’re glad to be back home.
“We have been travelling a lot,” Savarese said. “We haven’t had too much time to be able to do practices. We went through a very difficult time last week with all the wildfires, and this week is going to be perfect for us to have the opportunity to — even though we play in still the same amount of matches — be at home, no travel, the guys are with their families.