Cristian Roldan will be ‘involved’ in virtual must-win game

Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty ImagesTUKWILA — The closest thing to a literal must-win game the Seattle Sounders have ever played during the regular-season takes place on Tuesday. While a loss wouldn’t literally eliminate them, the scenarios that would still allow them to qualify for a 14th consecutive postseason would become almost laughably far-fetched.

Given the stakes of the match, Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer would surely hope to have something closer to a full-strength lineup. But despite a fair amount of behind-the-scenes work, it does not look like any of the players called into international duty will be available. None of Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador), Jordan Morris…