SANDY — The longest offseason in Real Salt Lake history is coming to a close.
After sitting idle in the opening week of Major League Soccer's 2021 season, the club from Sandy will finally open the season on the road Saturday at Minnesota United FC (6 p.m. MT, KMYU).
A lot has changed since the last time a lot of casual fans likely paid attention to the club. So let's get up to speed with three things to know before Saturday evening.
Who's going to score the goals?
RSL ranked last in the Western Conference a year ago with only 25 goals scored, down from 46 during the more "normal" schedule of 2019.