All things considered, New York City FC’s Sunday matchup against defending MLS Cup champions Toronto FC could’ve been a disaster.
Having recently seen the departure of manager Patrick Vieira, City was faced with a serious dilemma when sporting director Claudio Reyna announced that succeeding boss Domé Torrent was having a particularly hard time obtaining his work visa. Days passed with little to no new information until Torrent finally arrived in New York late last week, just in time for the club’s final training session on Saturday,
But the Blues showed no signs of being unprepared and subsequently defeated Toronto 2-1 in a game that served as fitting coronation of their new coach.