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For: EFE Updated 15 Apr 2022, 14: 02 pm EDT
With five goals in six games, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández will try to extend his winning streak on matchday seven of the MLS with the visit of the LA Galaxy to Chicago Fire FC while the Philadelphia Union will defend its unbeaten record against Toronto FC.
Chicharito, who last week led the Galaxy to victory in “The Traffic ” against their neighbors and rivals from LAFC (2-1), will once again lead a team from Los Angeles on the rise and will try to achieve their third victory in a row against a Chicago Fire team that has not won for two days.
Although there is still a lot of fuss over Mexico coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s decision not to call up Galaxy striker Chicharito stressed that he will continue to fight to go with his country’s team but insisted that now he is totally focused and in the MLS.
“I am going to continue giving everything because my head is one hundred percent in this sports project (for the Galaxy).
The day I don’t want to go to the National Team I will retire”, he said. 1350765721
For its part, the Philadelphia Union, unbeaten leader of the Eastern Conference with a fantastic streak of five wins in a row, will seek the sixth against Toronto FC.
The other two Canadian MLS teams, CF Montreal and Vancouver Whitecaps will face each other in the duel that will open on Saturday while Carlos Vela’s LAFC
will try to bounce back from their loss to the Galaxy with a win against Sporting Kansas City in the game that will close the day on Sunday.
On the other hand, el Seattle Sounders, who this week qualified for the final of the league of Concacaf champions against Pumas UNAM by defeating New York FC in the semifinal, they will host Inter Miami, who last day He achieved his first victory of the course thanks to a hat-trick by Ecuadorian Leonardo Campana.
Other notable matches of the day are Atlanta United-FC Cincinnati, NY Red Bulls-FC Dallas, Columbus Crew-Orlando City, DC United-Austin FC and New York City FC-Real Salt Lake.
– Schedule of the day (offshore hours East)
. Saturday 16 April
14.00 CF Montreal-Vancouver Whitecaps
15.30 San Jose Earthquakes – Nashville SC
14.02 Houston Dynamo – Portland Timbers
18.00 Atlanta United-FC Cincinnati
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19.00 NY Red Bulls – FC Dallas
19.30 DC United – Austin FC
19.30 Toronto FC – Phil adelphia Union
19.30 Columbus Crew – Orlando City
19.30 New England Revolution – Charlotte FC
20.00 Chicago Fire FC – LA Galaxy
20.00 Minnesota United FC – Colorado Rapids
22.00 Seattle Sounders – Inter Miami