Already missing a couple of key players because of the World Cup, Real Salt Lake might also be without a veteran defender in its return to MLS play. Nat Borchers could choose to remain at home with his new son instead of being on the field Saturday night against a Chivas USA team seeking to avoid its longest single-season home losing streak. RSL (6-2-7) is without captain Kyle Beckerman and goalkeeper Nick Rimando, who are with the United States' World Cup squad in Brazil. The club might have had a third player in the round of 16 if Alvaro Saborio had not broken his foot in training with Costa Rica.
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