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Real Salt Lake opens their 2016 MLS campaign today with a match against Orlando City — but the opposition's most prominent player, Kaká, will be missing the match with a thigh injury sustained during training.
That does rule out a magical rematch between Javier Morales and Kaka, and while we doubt very much it would've sparked like last time, there's something exciting about watching two attacking players late in their career that still know how to influence a match.
Match details
Location: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
Kick-off time: 12 p.m. Mountain; 2 p.m. Eastern
SB Nation opposition blog: The Mane Land
Available TV: KMYU (2.2 OTA, 12 satellite, 643 Comcast HD)
Available streaming: MLS Live (paid)
Available radio: ESPN 700 (English), 102.3 FM/1600AM (Spanish)
For listings in other countries, check out LiveSoccerTV.com.
RSL predicted lineup
Rimando; Beltran, Olave, Glad, Wingert; Beckerman, Sunny, Morales; Martinez, Movsisyan, Plata
Bench absences: Lalo Fernandez, Danilo Acosta, Omar Holness, Boyd Okwuonu, and Phanuel Kavita each played in a Real Monarchs friendly on Saturday.
Our coverage
- Talking Tactics: An analytic preview of RSL in 2016
- Behind enemy lines: Scouting Orlando City
- Last Time: RSL vs. Orlando City SC, July 2015
- Why Sunny could be RSL's X Factor against Orlando
- RSL opens MLS season against Orlando City
- Three questions with Orlando blog The Mane Land
- Why Sunny could be RSL's X Factor against Orlando