Goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra, Olsen said, is “still having a little trouble with his back. We’ll get reports back from the doctor today on what the next steps are to his recovery.”

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Dykstra, the second-choice keeper, was elevated to the top role in preseason when Bill Hamid underwent knee surgery. With Dykstra out, second-year Travis Worra posted a clean sheet against the Revolution in his first MLS start. If Dykstra does not return this weekend, the former New Hampshire Wildcat is likely retain the starting assignment. The other keeper is Charlie Horton, a U.S. under-23 national team candidate who joined the club a few weeks ago.

Midfielder-forward Chris Rolfe took the day off in order to continue recuperating from the match on Gillette Stadium’s synthetic field.

“Guys respond to that turf differently,” Olsen said. “Best to leave him inside and we’ll start to push him tomorrow. We’ve got a long week, so it affords us to find balance in resting players. We are still building fitness; it’s still early in the season. We want to make sure we get a day or two to push their fitness levels; tomorrow will be one of them.”

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Speaking of fitness, Olsen has not been happy with Markus Halsti’s. The Finnish national team player arrived at training camp in subpar condition, Olsen said, then strained a calf and sprained a knee, which sidelined him last week.

“When he comes back, it’s not just stepping into training,” Olsen said. “He has got to work on his fitness because preseason wasn’t good enough from him. We’ve got to push him to get his fitness up to a standard where he can train. We’re going to push him, but we can’t push him right now until he’s healed.”

Asked if he was surprised and disappointed by Halsti’s fitness level upon arrival in January, Olsen said: “I was surprised. I am not happy with anybody that comes into preseason [like that] …. He had the calf injury in preseason, then the knee. Sometimes this is the result of not coming in fit. He’ll get fit.”

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Halsti did not travel with the team for the season opener at Los Angeles on March 6 and missed the trip to New England last weekend.

Forward Fabian Espindola missed the Revolution match with a tender hamstring. The leg is now fine, but with Espindola’s wife giving birth Monday, Olsen provided time off. “He’s being a dad right now,” Olsen said. The club expects him to resume workouts Thursday, “but if I know him,” Olsen added, “he might show up tomorrow.”

Forward Andrea Mancini, a 23-year-old forward in camp since preseason opened two months ago, returned to Italy for a short period and is expected back soon, at which time the club is likely to announce his signing.