Schmidt Poised for Professional Debut Against Fire

Real Salt Lake has had its depth tested already in the first two weeks of the MLS season. While players have missed time while with the U.S. U-20 National Team in the first week, now they return, but Head Coach Jeff Cassar is now finding injuries have him looking along the depth chart for starting options against the Chicago Fire.

Nowhere is that more prevalent than the center back position. Already playing without Aaron Maund, who is nearing full recovery from a small knock he took in preseason, Justen Glad and Chris Schuler are also unavailable for RSL’s first road match of the season on Saturday (KMYU, noon MT kickoff). Glad suffered an injury against Honduras in the final of the CONCACAF…