There are stretches for every team in Major League Soccer where the club plays a number of games in a short period of time.
Columbus Crew SC is in the midst of series of three games in eight days. Last Saturday, the Black & Gold defeated the New England Revolution 2-0 at MAPRE Stadium and now welcome Toronto FC to Columbus on Wednesday night. By this upcoming Saturday, Crew SC will be in Montreal to take on the Impact.
That’s not the easiest schedule.
For Columbus, these congested periods typically have not gone well, especially the middle match that is the focus of the team right now.