ATLANTA—Toronto FC’s season has been a slow boil, but Greg Vanney’s team is hot at the right time.
And in reaching the MLS Cup for the third time in four years, Toronto is renewing acquaintances with an old foe in the Seattle Sounders. But to get its hands on the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy again, it will have to do it the hard way — with a third straight win on enemy turf.
“We’re definitely on a mission,” goalkeeper Quentin Westberg said. “Determination is the key word in these playoffs for us.”
Toronto showed that resolve in staving off a talented Atlanta United team in the Eastern Conference final Wednesday night before a loud crowd of 44,055 under the dome at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.