Los Angeles
Last season the 14-time champion of Argentina took only 14th place in the standings. For 23 rounds, the “red devils” managed to chalk up eight victories and finished six matches in peace, which brought 29 points. At the finish of the tournament, the pride of the nation beat Central Cordoba (3:0). In the South American Cup, Independente reached the 1/8 finals, where they lost on aggregate to Santos (1:2 on aggregate). At the start of the new tournament, the Kings of Cups drew with Argentinos Juniors (0:0) and defeated Estudiantes away (1:0). Benavidez, who has a shin injury, will not play today.
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Minnesota Stars
After not the best start of the month, Minnesota managed to accelerate and won where few could have expected, thanks to which the team led by Giovanni Savarese secured the sixth line, which today may turn into fifth. After a draw with San Jose Earthquakes (2:2) and a defeat to the Colorado Rapids (0:2), players pulled themselves together, first outplaying the conference leader Seattle Sounders (1:0) and then broke the resistance of the Portland Timbers, scoring a strong-willed victory at the expense of goals in the second half of the second half, as a result, the score was 2:1.
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