Sporting Kansas City’s opening act of the 2019 season was a sight to behold. Their 3-0 romp over Toluca in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 matchup on Thursday was in fact historical.
That victory made Sporting KC just the second American MLS team to defeat a Mexican team by three or more goals. The only other instance was the 1997 LA Galaxy, who defeated Santos Laguna by the score of 4-1.
But with a historical performance to open the tie, a daunting second leg still hangs over them, and they’re well aware of that.