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Three RSL players on international duty won’t return until Wednesday, putting their status for Thursday’s game in jeopardy

(Michael Mangum | Special to the Tribune) Real Salt Lake midfielder Luis Silva (20), left, Joao Plata (10), midfielder Albert Rusnak (11) and midfielder Jefferson Savarino (7) celebrate Rusnak's first half goal during their MLS match against the Portland Timbers at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, UT on Saturday, September 16, 2017.

  | Oct. 15, 2018, 10:12 p.m.

Three Real Salt Lake players pegged last week for international duty will not return from their assignments until Wednesday, making it unlikely they will start Thursday’s game against the New England Revolution, The Tribune confirmed Monday.

Albert Rusnák, Joao Plata and Jefferson Savarino have been with their respective national teams since last week. All three are scheduled to play games on Tuesday with their teams and will fly back from overseas on Wednesday.

A source told The Salt Lake Tribune that it is “reasonable to assume they won’t be starting” against New England.

Rusnák is with the Slovakian team, Plata with Ecuador and Savarino with Venezuela.

RSL will already be without Kyle Beckerman and Sunday “Sunny” Stephen, who were suspended from Thursday’s game due to card accumulation after each picked up a yellow card in the previous game.

Thursday’s game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Rio Tinto Stadium.