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MONTREAL — The Vancouver Whitecaps have the lead, but the Montreal Impact will have a lot on their side in the second leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal at Saputo Stadium on Tuesday night.

Not only will the Impact be at home, they will be well rested against a Whitecaps side that will play its fourth match in 11 days.

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They also have an away goal in the bag after their 2-1 defeat in the first leg of the two-game, total-goal series in Vancouver last week.

And the Impact, who haven’t played since then, will be free to use more of their regulars because they will still have time to rest before the New York Red Bulls visit for a Major League Soccer regular-season match on Saturday.

“It is (an advantage), but in soccer it’s not something you want to dwell on or put into the bank as a guarantee,” said forward Dominic Oduro. “If you don’t start right, like we did in Vancouver, we’re going to be in trouble.