COMMERCE CITY — The man who scored the first goal in Colorado Rapids’ club history will be the second to have his jersey number retired.

Club legend and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Marcelo Balboa sat down with The Denver Gazette Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview ahead of Saturday’s festivities at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

The first 2,000 fans will receive a Balboa bobblehead, and No. 17’s jersey retirement ceremony will be followed by a post-game fireworks show. Pablo Mastroeni was the first player in club history to have his number, 25, retired by the Rapids during the 2021 season.

The Denver Gazette: What does it mean to you to be the second Rapids player to have his number retired?

Marcelo Balboa: It means that when I picked 17, I was smart not to pick a primary n

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