The Portland Timbers want more than the home game they’ve secured for the Western Conference quarterfinals. On Sunday, that more comes into focus.
That’s when the Timbers will conclude their Major League Soccer regular season with a trip to Los Angeles FC on AT&T Decision Day (3:30 pm PT, FS1). There, a win could leave them first in the West, provided Sporting Kansas City stumbles. With any other result, Portland misses out on first place in the conference.
“At least we can secure, with a win, second place [in the West],” Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese said on Friday, “and that would be a positive.