D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen has made three changes to his starting lineup as the Black-And-Red host the Colorado Rapids in a midweek night game at RFK Stadium.

Branko Boskovic, Lewis Neal, and Hamdi Salihi are in the starting XI, while Chris Pontius and Danny Cruz drop to the bench. Striker Maicon Santos is dropped from the squad altogether due to a calf injury.

The full D.C. United starting lineup and list of substitutions is below, via the team's official Twitter account.

Starting XI vs #Rapids: Hamid; Russell, McDonald, Woolard, Korb; Najar, Kitchen, Boskovic, Neal; De Rosario (c), Salihi #DCU

— D.C. United (@dcunited) May 16, 2012

Available subs vs #Rapids: Pontius, Cruz, Wolff, King, Saragosa, Jakovic, Willis #DCU

— D.C. United (@dcunited) May 16, 2012

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