CHESTER — The Philadelphia Union will be without two contributors this weekend for a trip down to D.C. United.

Frankie Westfield is off with the United States Under-20 team as it prepares for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Tai Baribo is suspended for yellow-card accumulation for the visit to Audi Field Saturday night (7:30, Apple TV+).

The U-20 World Cup starts in Chile on Saturday, the U.S. playing its first game against New Caledonia on Monday. It deprives the Union of a player who has made 24 appearances (18 starts) and played 1,712 minutes this year, with a goal and five assists, for their drive toward a trophy.

“We have to learn how to adapt,” Nate Harriel said Thursday. “The backline depth got a little bit more slim. Frankie has been great at right back this year. Everyone in the ba

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