Defender Axel Sjoberg and midfielder Carlos Alvarez have been listed “out” for the Rapids matchup with New England Revolution Saturday, April 4, 2015, according to the latest injury report released Friday.
Sjoberg has been dealing with a foot bruise suffered against NYCFC in Week 3. Alvarez is dealing with an ankle injury.
Defender Drew Moor, however, has been upgraded from “out” to “questionable” for Saturday’s match. He said last week he expected to return by May at the latest.
Here is the probable lineup released by MLS on Friday:
Colorado Rapids:
Irwin, Harrington, Burling, O’Neill, Burch, Cronin, Pittinari, Sanchez, Sarvas, Torres, Badji
New England Revolution:
Shuttleworth, Tierney, Goncalves, Farrell, Barnes, Kobayashi, Caldwell, Rowe, Nguyen, Agudelo, Davies
Probable lineups for Colorado vs. New England, April 4, 2015.
The Rapids will try to snap their 17-game winless streak Saturday, and . On the plus side, however, Colorado is undefeated in 2015, becoming the first team in league history with three consecutive scoreless draws.
Dillon Powers and Juan Ramirez, arguably Colorado’s most dangerous offensive threats against Houston last week, were not in the probable lineup. Dominique Badji and Vicente Sanchez return to the probable starting 11.
Center back Shane O’Neill, fresh off a stint with the U.S. Under-23 national team, returned to the Rapids this week and is projected to start alongside Bobby Burling in central defense.
U.S. national team star Jermaine Jones has been upgraded from “out” to “questionable” for the match, but is not listed as a probable starter. Teal Bunbury is also listed as “questionable.”
