Hot Time in Old Town · Aug 13, 2020
Chicago Fire’s Raphael Wicky says midfielder Gastón Giménez is “getting sharper”
Gastón Giménez Getty Images After a day off today, the Chicago Fire will return to training on Friday—just six days before the team’s next match against the Columbus Crew.
The schedule for the continuation of the 2020 MLS regular season wasn’t made official until last week, but the team has been working toward that Aug. 20 date since they were eliminated from the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando.
“We had some information, nothing confirmed, so we knew it’s about, again, three and a half to four weeks where we basically have again a little bit of a preseason,” Head Coach Raphael Wicky said. “Unfortunately—and that’s for everyone, it makes it hard with no friendly games again.”