When it came down to either Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United as the San Jose Earthquakes’ opponent in the Round of 16 of the MLS is Back Tournament, many probably figured RSL was the preferred matchup.
With games elsewhere being played to determine the Quakes’ opponent, Minnesota was the team that beat San Jose, badly, at Earthquakes Stadium in the final game before the coronavirus shutdown. So RSL seemed like a better pick on paper.
Head coach Matias Almeyda didn’t weigh in on the either/or proposition, but warned that RSL is not an easy matchup for his team.