COMMERCE CITY — Billed as the best team in MLS history coming into Tuesday’s match, Toronto FC backed up the hype with a 2-0 victory in bone-chilling conditions at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Toronto, coming off the first ever domestic “treble” in 2017 after winning the MLS Cup, the Supporters’ Shield and the Canadian championship, got second-half goals from Jonathan Osorio and former MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco to ease past the Rapids.
The loss puts Colorado in an enormous hole heading into the second leg of the home-and-away CONCACAF Champions League series, as they would need at least a 3-1 win in Toronto next Tuesday to advance on aggregate score in the tournament.