WASHINGTON, D.C. — Here are the notable notes for Wednesday night’s Sounders-D.C. United match at RFK Stadium:
- Jose Carlos Rivero is the referee, Matthew Nelson and Jose da Silva are his assistants and Sorin Stoica is the fourth official.
- Sounders forwards Clint Dempsey (United States) and Nelson Valdez (Paraguay) are away on national team duty, as D.C. defender Steve Birnbaum (United States) and forward Alvaro Saborio (Costa Rica) — the latter of whom is DCU’s leading scorer.
- Goals could be at a premium on Wednesday night, and not only due to the missing firepower.