If they win, well they’re supposed to since they have the better players and the bigger payrolls. If they lose, it’s an embarrassing result for the same reasons.
That left the Los Angeles Football Club in a no-win situation Wednesday when it played Fresno FC, a first-year club in the second-tier United Soccer League.
So it was no embarrassment that LAFC needed to work hard for a 2-0 win in front of 7,500 at Banc of California Stadium. Diego Rossi and Latif Blessing scored the second-half goals that will send LAFC to the tournament’s round of 16 against an opponent to be determined Thursday.