Two giants of MLS will meet on Wednesday night. They’ll do so when the East Coast is asleep, without a handful of players at full availability thanks to the odd play-date between international break and Gold Cup, and home side LAFC will be on short rest.
It’s the type of premium match made for pay television.
In this rivalry’s short history each team only has a single win on opposing soil (Los Angeles won a so-called away game at the Wide World of Sports complex near Orlando too).
How will Steve Cherundolo deal with his long streak of double-game weeks?