The Rapids have suffered against three good Liga MX teams in a row during Leagues Cup.
Colorado Rapids midfielder Cole Bassett and Toluca midfielder Carlos Orrantia in the first half of a Leagues Cup soccer match Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Commerce City, Colo. Somehow, they’ve prevailed in all three.
The Rapids, after conceding in the 83rd minute to make it a 1-all game, scored in the very last minute of added time to steal a quarterfinal bid. Somehow, the Rapids just needed their only two shots on target to sneak in, despite Toluca racking up 21 shots and dominating possession and chance-creation.
In other words, you may think you know what an opponent will do, but you never do until you step on the field. With minimal rest and preparation time, the focus becomes recovery and the will to endure pain. As the entirety of the tournament is played in the U.S. and Canada, the four highest seeds from Liga MX got to choose hub locations to play matches as the home team should they be the higher seed in a given matchup. América, having the No. 1 seed overall, chose California as its hub and will host the No. 46 Rapids at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. — LA Galaxy’s home stadium.
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