They are not yet out of a tumultuous opening month that’s presented far too many injury challenges to overcome.
But the winless Sounders will at least get some relief on attack Saturday night when midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro and striker Will Bruin are back in the starting lineup to face the visiting Montreal Impact. That boost will nonetheless be offset by a new injury that will keep recently imported Korean center back Kim Kee-Hee out for a good month.
A recent calf injury suffered by Kim, disclosed by the team Friday, will force it to deploy a fatigued Roman Torres at center back fresh off his Panamanian national team appearance against Chile this past week.