The relegation of Danilo Acosta to Real Salt Lake’s bench has been somewhat of a mystery in 2018.
I think it’s fair to say that at the beginning of the year, there were clear reasons, even if they weren’t spoken. There were consistent rumors about attitude, and it seems the likely explanation that RSL coach Mike Petke had been exercising some of his favored prerogative to handle players of that sort.
Those rumors were never officially confirmed, but when he played nine consecutive games — 90 minutes in each — from May 26 to July 14, it seemed he was out of the doghouse.