It’s been a grueling six weeks for the Union since returning from the Copa America Centenario break. On Saturday, it will finally commence before the league takes a slight break – albeit midweek – for the 2016 All-Star Game to be played in San Jose against Arsenal.
To be exact, Saturday’s match vs. Montreal (7:30 p.m., TCN), will be the 11th for the Union in 39 days – a stretch that included midweek games in five out of six weeks. While the Union’s patented run in the Open Cup carried the torch, their MLS play stumbled slightly, going 2-3-1 over that stretch.