Real Salt Lake takes on its first challenging test of the preseason on Saturday, taking on Sacramento Republic FC of the USL Championship in a scrimmage at Rio Tinto Stadium. It will be a first introduction to the 2021 roster for many season ticket members who will be in attendance and an opportunity for Head Coach Freddy Juarez and his staff to take stock of the progress of RSL with four weeks until the regular season opener on April 24 against Sporting Kansas City.
“At some point, you have to make it more realistic by playing an outside opponent.