This one has been a long time coming.
The Colorado Rapids will play at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park for the first time in 168 days when they host rival Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. That’s eight days longer than the period between their last home match in 2019 and their first in 2020.
And it will be well worth the wait given it’s the first leg of this year’s Rocky Mountain Cup.
But this weekend’s affair isn’t just a rivalry match, it’s a shot at redemption following a poor showing at the MLS is Back Tournament — one that included a dreadful 2-0 pounding at the hands of RSL.