After an opening-night start, the battle for Sporting Kansas City’s striker position bypassed Diego Rubio in the last three weeks, leaving his only appearances with the minor-league affiliate.
The chance for reclamation arrived in the form of a seven-minute stint Saturday.
It was enough.
Rubio scored in the 91st minute, and Sporting KC erased a two-goal deficit to draw with Colorado 2-2 late Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.
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Sporting KC had trailed 2-0 eight minutes into the match.