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By: Kike Frías
Sunday, November 10
“The dream comes true”: Portland Timbers of Venezuelan Giovanni Savarese in another MLS final
The path of the Venezuelan technician Giovanni Savarese has been successful since he took the reins of the Portland Timbers on 2017. He has kept the team in the fight for the titles and in the MLS is Back (the return of the tournament after the pandemic) could raise the title of champion .
Next Saturday 11 November Savarese and his Timbers will be able to raise the MLS Cup again after being Western Conference champions of the American soccer tournament.
In the conference final against Real Salt Lake the Portland team was impregnable on the pitch: fiercely took advantage of every occasion in the rival area and with intensity pressed from their defense to keep David Ochoa’s bow safe.
Despite having already tasted the honeys of being MLS champion, for Savarese continues to be “a dream ”To be able to dispute what will be his third final and the chance to win it. The chances of another championship increase as the decisive duel takes place on Providence Park of the Timbers.
“The dream came true (…) it came true because of the hard work that everyone (the team) has done this year. We are very proud and excited ”
Giovanni Savarese
In statements to the media, the coach considered the town in the final as an important point. Portland fans are like their team on the field: fierce, they do not stop encouraging and trying to make the visitor lose concentration.
“It is definitely very important to us. being at home (…) just being with our fans here makes us feel very good at home. So that will be very important to play the final “, highlighted forward Felipe Mora, who scored a goal in the conference final.
Portland Timbers numbers
During the regular season only the New England Revolution – which set a record for points in a season – won more games ( 12) than Portland playing home (11). Another reason to think about the advantage that the Timbers have playing the grand final at home: Providence Park is their strength.
The “Lumberjacks” finished fourth in the Western Conference with 21 wins, 4 draws and 13 losses in 34 matches played. 56 goals scored, the second in his area that scored the most only behind Sporting Kansas City.
“This team works hard until the end, the players, the staff, everyone, in a difficult season,” said Savarese in his last press conference. They have seven days to prepare and seek to win another title.
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