LAFC, thanks to ‘ridiculous scheduling,’ has quick turnaround at Houston

LOS ANGELES — The good news after LAFC was eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup with a quarterfinal loss to Portland at home on Wednesday is that it will have chance to redeem itself in less than 48 hours.
The bad news? It has to fly to Houston and play two matches in three days. After Friday’s match against the Dynamo, LAFC will have played three times in seven days and six times in the past 23 days.
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