Orlando City returned to training Wednesday after a couple days off following a successful road trip to New York City.

The Lions came back with three points and a clear plan for the next 10 days, which include three matches.

Saturday, Orlando City will host the Colorado Rapids. Then, the Lions travel to Toronto for a May 3 game before heading straight to Houston to play May 6.

The rapid-fire schedule means there likely will be roster turnover from one game to the next, and this week of training was carefully planned out to avoid fatigue of some players and the unpreparedness of others.

“We looked conscientiously at this week and said to ourselves, ‘The players who played the majority of the minutes over the first six matches need to be very limited in what they do this week and the players who haven’t need to be built up a little bit in preparation for potential minutes next week, potential substantial minutes next week,” Orlando City coach Jason Kreis said.

“So, you kind of have two groups, which is what you saw today in the session. We had one group that was out of here in about 50 minutes, and we had another group who was out here another 20 to 25 minutes doing some work.”

One of those players out longer was team captain Kaká, who returned from a hamstring injury last week but did not play against NYCFC due to limited training ahead of the match.

Kaká also trained Monday with players who did not travel and will train in full the rest of this week.

“We believe that should put him in a better position for this week,” Kreis said. “The two full days of work before the game was not enough to know whether or not he was ready to go into the New York City game, and take that kind of risk, we weren’t willing to do.”

José Aja (hamstring) also is training in full, along with Seb Hines (knee) and Rafael Ramos (hamstring). Aja could be in contention for selection against Colorado, but the latter two will play with Orlando City B Thursday night to further their progression.

“Everybody’s moving in a very positive direction,” Kreis said.

How those players will work back into the lineup is still to be seen. Kaká, Aja and Ramos were big parts of the plan for this season, but without them the Lions (5-1-0, 15 points) are getting results and sit atop the Eastern Conference table with a game or two in hand compared to the rest of the teams.

That’s caused some soccer analysts and fans to wonder whether Kreis should mess with the lineup at all when they come back.

Striker Cyle Larin, who leads the team and is second in the league with six goals, said he’s not worried about the potential changes and he does not agree with those suggesting the team is better off without Kaká.

“I just think the guys in right now are doing a good job and working hard,” Larin said. “When Kaká comes back he’s going to be fresh and want to win. He likes to win games and he likes to work hard. So, I don’t think that’s true. When he comes back, we’ll be a better team.”

Outside of concerns about possible re-injuries, Kreis said he has no hesitancy working those players back into the lineup, either.

“You need to go through proper protocols for all the players based on how long they’ve been out and what type of injury they have to make sure you’re making a wise decision and the smartest decision that you can,” Kreis said. “You want to limit the risk as much as possible.”

Especially when all those players may be needed to get through the next 10 days.

ardelgallo@orlandosentinel.com