One week after a blast of snow swept the Wasatch Front, Real Salt Lake is set to open the 2018 home slate at Rio Tinto Stadium to blue skies and an optimistic fanbase on Saturday against LAFC.
“I’m feeling wonderful,” Real Salt Lake Head Coach Mike Petke said on Friday after the team’s final training session before the first home contest of the season. “It’s going to be a beautiful day, a great crowd and the guys are excited.”
Petke – and Real Salt Lake’s fans, for that matter – has plenty of reason for enthusiasm heading into the home opener.