Real Salt Lake injury list thinning ahead of club's match at Chivas on Sunday


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SANDY — Real Salt Lake concludes a three-match road trip with a visit to Chivas USA on Sunday.

The Salt Lake club enters the match with a 5-5-2 record (17 points) and is coming off a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Montreal last Saturday. Chivas USA enters the match with a 3-5-2 record (11 points) and is also coming off a loss, 3-0 to the Portland Timbers.

RSL coach Jason Kreis will have a much more complete roster to choose from as several players have been recovering from injuries. RSL leading scorer Alvaro Saborio (right quad tear), forward Robbie Findley (left knee hyperextension) and midfielder Cole Grossman (concussion) will all be available for selection Sunday night. RSL lists only defender Rich Balchan (left shoulder separation) as out for the match following a successful surgery to his shoulder earlier this week.

RSL will be without defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe after he was given a one-game suspension by the MLS Disciplinary Committee. The suspension resulted from an incident last weekend against Montreal in which contact by Watson-Siriboe on Montreal forward Marco Di Vaio was deemed violent and endangering.

Friday's match will be the second time the two sides have faced each other this season, the first being a 1-0 home victory for RSL on April 20. The Salt Lake club secured the win off a second-half goal from playmaker Javier Morales and a dramatic penalty kick stop from goalkeeper Nick Rimando.

Following Sunday's match, RSL returns to Rio Tinto Stadium for a four-match homestand. The Salt Lake club will face the Chicago Fire May 25, the San Jose Earthquakes June 1, the Los Angeles Galaxy June 8 and the Seattle Sounders June 22.

Kira Terry is a sports writer covering Real Salt Lake for KSL.com. Follow her on Twitter, @kiraterry.

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