The comparisons between Liga MX and MLS do not stop. The football friction between the two leagues increases the rivalry and the issue always comes up regarding the level of Major League Soccer. On this occasion Giovanni Savarese, DT of Portland Timbers, assured in an interview with ESPN that the teams in this North American league are very close to the level in Mexico.
“I think we are getting closer to previous years where a very strong superiority of the Mexican teams was seen. Now the games have been more competitive, more difficult for Mexican teams because in MLS there is more money and that has given the possibility of having a deeper bench. We are very close to achieving that (raising the Concacaf Champions League) and we are looking forward to achieving it this year ”, Indian.
Mexican teams will not have an easy task
Saverese said that even with the return to the original round-trip format at Concachampions, MLS franchises will make it difficult for Mexican clubs to advance stage by stage. “Even though the format goes back and forth and is much more difficult when you go to Mexico, the MLS teams are much more competitive now with the Mexicans and the fight is much more difficult.”
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Portland Timbers will be in the 2021 Concacaf Champions League after winning the MLS is Back Tournament in August 2020. Along with this franchise, three more MLS teams qualified directly for the tournament: Columbus Crew, Atlanta United and Philadelphia Union. Toronto FC’s squad could join as a guest, as long as they beat Forge FC in their pre-qualification bracket.
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