Orlando City (2-3-2) looking to pick up three points over the weekend against New England (1-6-2)—a team they saw just two weeks ago—that resulted in a 2-2 draw.
It’s very likely they will be competing without their captain Kaka come Saturday—
The cards have been stacked against the Lions this month of April with their last win coming back on the third-- now it’s likely miss Kaka (groin) for another game—marking his fifth missed match of the season.
The offense is struggling to find a rhythm when he’s not out there.
“He makes a huge difference when he’s in there, he’s a great player a very talented player and when he is in there he changes the game,” Cyle Larin said. “But we still have players on this team to help out and help us score goals.”
One team mate off that short list is veteran midfielder Aurelien Collin. He was traded to New York on Thursday.
“It was one of those things that we thought would be beneficial to everybody,” Coach Adrian Heath says of the transaction.
“Obviously we get some considerably salary cap relief, opens an overseas slot and with the window opening ---end of European season coming up we feel as though it would be a good time for us to have a look at the market.”
But right now there is another task at hand.
“It’s been up and down,” Larin said. “We’ve had our times where we are good and times we weren’t good and to close it out with a win it will be good for us and to go to the next month and go in with all positives.”
The team will travel up to New England to face the Revolution Saturday night at 7:30 at Gillette Stadium –it’s there where they are hoping to close out this month of April on a good note.