In what is now firmly a tradition, the New York Red Bulls made a late announcement regarding an injury or absence in the squad. About 10 minutes before revealing the match-day squad for the team's game against Chicago Fire on April 29, RBNY announced that center-back Aurelien Collin has an abdominal strain and is "listed as week-to-week".
The injury pushed Damien Perrinelle back into the starting lineup, and promotes 18-year-old defender Hassan Ndam to the bench.
Collin's injury will test the Red Bulls' squad depth.