The Sounders are facing down an eventuality they haven’t had to cope with in more than two months. After a raft of wins and arguably the most remarkable late-season turnaround in MLS history, it’s a threatening one.
How do you pick up points without Nicolas Lodeiro?
The fact that the Sounders picked up wins in each of their last two lessened the dramatic importance of a win Sunday in Vancouver (5 p.m. PT; FS1; KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360am). The Sounders are level on points with the Portland Timbers and still have a game in hand, so a draw would do nicely in Seattle’s effort to put some distance between sixth and seventh place.