Near the end of a season of fits and starts, a game tonight may be Crew SC’s last chance at the playoffs.
Despite putting together a decent string of results during the past month, Columbus sits on the edge of postseason elimination, needing a win or a draw in Chicago to remain in the playoff race until at least Sunday.
Coach Gregg Berhalter and his team have preached that they will continue to push for the playoffs as long as it is mathematically attainable, which means the game against the last-place Chicago Fire — which the Crew defeated 3-0 in its last game, on Oct.