CHESTER — Conditions were less than ideal for the Philadelphia Union on Saturday afternoon in Bridgeview, Ill., and with the team they brought to it.

One of MLS’s best road teams still proved why that’s the case in a 3-0 win over the Chicago Fire, ending their best-of-3 first-round playoff series in two games. It’s the last time the Union have to leave Subaru Park until 2026. And while that ability to win away from home won’t apply any further to their MLS Cup quest, the adaptability to conditions that the Union showed Saturday most certainly will.

Coach Bradley Carnell was forced into an unorthodox lineup decision.

For the first time this season, and the first time in his young professional career, outside back Frankie Westfield played in midfield. He was drafted into one of the twin N

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