[MLS SCHEDULE: Week 20] Carlos Bocanegra andErick Torres are eligible for selection for the first time as Chivas USA plays at the Philadelphia Union on Friday night. Bocanegra will join a Chivas defensethat has improved recently under new coach Jose Luis Real, allowing just three goals in the last four games. The game will be midfielder Gabriel Farfan‘s first appearance at PPL Park since coming over from Philadelphia to the Rojiblancos in a trade in May.

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