Danilo Acosta jogged out next to Justen Glad in the middle of the back line instead of out wide to his usual spot at left back as Real Salt Lake broke from its pregame huddle.
“Looking back on last year very shortly after I took over, the injuries that we had, and we just decided this year to be very proactive,” RSL coach Mike Petke said after that Feb. 3 preseason match against the L.A. Galaxy. “I know Danny can play left back. I know what he’s capable of there. I could have easily put David Horst in, who is our center back, in the first half.