Emotions were running high after a penalty-shootout victory over Toluca in the Leagues Cup quarterfinal on Wednesday night in Carson, Calif., but now Orlando City turns its focus back to the league table with a Saturday night match in Tennessee.

The Lions (13-6-8, 47 points) take on Nashville SC (14-8-5, 47 points) with a chance to jump into third place in the MLS Eastern Conference.

Orlando City will need to balance its lineup with Wednesday’s Leagues Cup semifinal at Inter Miami looming large. Lions coach Oscar Pareja knows how important a win in Nashville would be, but he is also aware of the need to balance his squad during the final stretch of the regular season if the club wants to win silverware.

“We tried to measure some minutes for the boys that have had a lot of volume in

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