Chris Mavinga will miss Toronto FC’s season opener at Real Salt Lake but Victor Vazquez should be available to play, according to Greg Vanney.
Mavinga returned to France towards the tail end of the Reds’ preseason trip to Florida for the birth of his child, missing the final friendly against the Chicago Fire.
He will not return to Toronto until later in the week, meaning Vanney will hold him out of the match in Utah on Saturday afternoon.
Vazquez is fit for selection but unlikely to start with only an hour’s worth of friendly minutes under his belt since signing just over a week ago.