Following its first home training session of the year Saturday morning at America First Field in Sandy, Cassar said RSL will have to find a way to maneuver around the lack of full 90-minute fitness if it wants a shot at advancing to the Champions League final. Following the 2-0 loss at Tigres UANL Wednesday in Mexico, RSL needs at least a 2-0 win in regulation time to send the quarterfinal series to extra time.
"If we're right there winning 1-0 or 2-0, guys don't get tired then," he said. "They won't be fatigued."
Right back Tony Beltran, the most-fit player on the club annually, said the long-awaited arrival of the first leg played a role in holding Tigres at bay for the first 67 minutes before José Rivas' header broke the deadlock.