MLS Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids vs LAFC: MLS Preview: October 7, 2020

Published on October 5, 2020 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Colorado Rapids News Release


2020 MLS Regular Season - Week 16

Colorado Rapids vs LAFC

DICK'S Sporting Goods Park

October 7 - 7:00 PM MT

STREAMING: AT&T and AT&T TV NOW

TV: Altitude

RADIO: Altitude 92.5

After two matches were postponed and rescheduled because of positive COVID-19 tests, the Colorado Rapids return to the field for the first time since Sept. 23 to meet LAFC Wednesday at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park.

The Rapids (5W-4L-4D) are in seventh place in the West, two points above the playoff line, while LAFC (6W-6L-3D) are in fifth after a 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake Sunday.

Colorado Rapids

For the first time since reporting positive COVID-19 tests on September 24, the Colorado Rapids resumed training Monday.

A Rapids player and three members of the club staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 24, which resulted in the postponement of a Week 14 match against Sporting Kansas City, which has since been rescheduled. Four days later, one additional Rapids player and seven more members of the club's staff tested positive before their Week 15 match against the Portland Timbers was postponed with the announcement of an additional two players and one staff member testing positive.

LAFC

Bradley Wright-Phillips and Diego Rossi scored five minutes apart in the first half and Brian Rodriguez tacked on a third goal just before the hour mark to lead LAFC to a 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake, their first road win of the 2020 season.

"Not our best football. It's not an easy game to play, but the resiliency is important. We scored three very good goals and then after the own goal I thought we did a good job of concentrating and finishing out the match," Bob Bradley said after the match "So, in this crazy season, it's our first road win and sometimes on the road you don't play as well as you'd like, but you find ways to win. I think that that's a credit for the players."

Series Matchup at Rapids

Rapids: 1 win, 2 goals

LAFC: 3 wins, 8 goals

0 draws

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