The Union stood two minutes away from taking over first place in the Eastern Conference, but gave up a 93rd-minute goal off a corner kick to let the Columbus Crew escape from Subaru Park with a 2-2 tie on Saturday.

Wilfried Nancy knows the significance of players returning to a field they used to call home, which will be the case for Daniel Gazdag against the Philadelphia Union tonight. The Crew (7-1-3) are taking on the Union (7-3-1) nearly a month after making a trade with their Eastern Conference rival for Gazdag.

The Crew is preparing for the next game like it is any other game on the schedule. They will tell you every game is important, which is clearly 100 percent true, but this one is different for two reasons.