Chivas USA at Colorado 7 p.m., ALT, 1510 AM, 93.7 FM
Spotlight on Juan Pablo Angel: The Colombian striker joined MLS as a designated player with the New York Red Bulls in 2007 and spent four seasons there, scoring 62 goals. Last season he went to the Los Angeles Galaxy (after New York signed Thierry Henry), but the Galaxy traded him to Chivas in August to make room for Robbie Keane. Angel, 36, scored seven goals in nine matches last season for Chivas but has missed five games this season with concussion symptoms. He returned to action last week, coming off the bench for 27 minutes.
NOTEBOOK
Chivas USA: Chivas is 3-0 on the road but has lost all four home games without scoring. Four players have scored the team’s four goals. Last week Chivas lost 1-0 to Philadelphia despite having a man advantage for 15 minutes and a two-man advantage for the last five minutes. … Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy has yet to allow more than one goal in a game this season.
Rapids: Colorado has lost three straight after a 3-1 start. … Of the 10 goals Colorado has allowed, four have come on set pieces — two on corner kicks, two on free kicks. The Galaxy took a 1-0 lead off a free kick last week that a furious Rapids goalkeeper Matt Pickens blamed on teammates being too slow in setting up the wall. “We addressed it before, we addressed it during (the game) and we addressed it at the end,” coach Oscar Pareja said of the ongoing problem on free kicks. “It’s costing us points, but we’re all responsible for it.” … With his next shutout, Pickens will tie the Rapids club record of 25 clean sheets, held by Joe Cannon.
John Meyer, The Denver Post
