Toronto FC Faces Key Playoff Clash in Nashville Amid Player Absences

Toronto FC are going to be missing several key players for Saturday’s trip to play Nashville SC at Geodis Park — four of them to international duty. Richie Laryea and Richard Chukwu will be facing off with Benjamin Kuscevic when Canada and Chile meet at BMO Field at almost the same time on Saturday, while Markus Cimermancic is away with the Slovenian U21s. With the current Major League Soccer calendar before next year’s European alignment, that’s just how it goes sometimes. The timing couldn’t be much worse as TFC prepare to visit the top team in the league, who haven’t…