With just four regular-season games remaining, eighth-place Toronto (11-16-3) needs points to stay above ninth-place Philadelphia and 10th-place D.C. United in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt. The two chasing teams are both three points behind with a game in hand.
Derrick Etienne, Lorenzo Insigne, and Richie Laryea - The Canadian PressCoach John Herdman finds himself between a rock and a hard place ahead of Toronto FC's game Saturday at the Colorado Rapids.
But Herdman has to balance his playoff push with Wednesday's Canadian Championship final in Vancouver against the defending champion Whitecaps — a chance to lift a trophy and secure a berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the elite club competition in North and Central America and the Caribbean.Both captain Jonathan Osorio and Italian star Lorenzo Insigne had to leave the 2-0 mid-week loss to visiting Columbus.
Colorado sits fourth in the Western Conference, tied on points with Seattle but ahead in the standings because it has played one less game than the Sounders. Colorado is 9-2-3 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park this season, unbeaten in its last nine league games there since a 3-2 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on May 11. Toronto has not won there since a 1-0 decision in August 2008, going 0-5-2 since.
Defender Reggie Cannon made his debut for Colorado mid-week. The U.S. international joined the Rapids as a free agent following a stint with Queens Park Rangers in England's second-tier Championship and three seasons with Boavista FC in the Portuguese top flight.
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