After a deep exhale that came following a snow-covered 3-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC to get the first win in six matches to open the 2017 season, Real Salt Lake is on to the next one.
And while the Rocky Mountain Cup is nothing to ignore, particularly to the avid supporters of Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids, the focus on Saturday is continuing the momentum from the 3-0 victory and carrying it forward against another Western Conference foe.
“At the end of the day the priority is to get three points and we’ll worry about the Rocky Mountain Cup after that,” said RSL Head Coach Mike Petke, who competed in the Rocky Mountain Cup for the Rapids from 2005-2008, winning the trophy twice and losing twice.