SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sounders center back Roman Torres was so physically imposing throughout Saturday night’s 1-1 draw with the Earthquakes that it was almost hard to even fathom him lying on that same stretch of Avaya Stadium grass clutching his knee.
Saturday was almost a year ago to the day that Torres suffered a left ACL tear against San Jose on Sept. 12, 2015. His return to the Seattle starting lineup for the first time since his injury made for a bit of tidy symbolism, the Panamanian defender defiantly standing tall in the stadium that’d brought him lowest.