Nick Rimando out with knee injury, RSL returns to diamond with 16 players available

Real Salt Lake will return to the diamond for tonight's match, with Luis Gil at the top — but with that surprise come several others, including Nick Rimando not playing in the match.

Rimando's non-presence is apparently due to a knee injury, and Salt Lake Tribune reporter Chris Kamrani said "the club was keeping an eye on Rimando" as of earlier this week.

@TheCrossbarRSL Cassar said Thursday the club was keeping an eye on Rimando, but didn't specify further. I'd guess it's just a week off.

— Chris Kamrani (@chriskamrani) April 25, 2015

#RSL GK @NickRimando OUT tonight with knee injury suffered in #USMNT friendly v MEX, aggravated v VAN

— Real Salt Lake (@RealSaltLake) April 25, 2015

Injuries and other concerns — including suspensions for Jamison Olave and Sebastian Saucedo — meant RSL was unable to fill the bench, with only 16 players available for the match.

A return to the diamond is also on the cards, with Luis Gil at the top of it with Javier Morales out with a strain of some sort — groin or hamstring.

Only two players on the bench have made an appearance for Real Salt Lake: Devon Sandoval and Abdoulie Mansally.

#RSL XI: Attinella; Beltran/Maund/Vasquez/Phillips; Beckerman/Stertzer/Mulholland/Gil; Saborio/Garcia

A photo posted by realsaltlake (@realsaltlake) on Apr 25, 2015 at 3:40pm PDT

Real Salt Lake was unable to fill their bench for tonight's match, with only 16 players available for the match tonight against New England Revolution — a club record for fewest players on the bench.