By Reinaldo Oliveros
Aug 14, 2024, 11:58 AM EDT
The 2024 edition of the Leagues Cup will have a new champion after Inter Miami’s defeat. The 8 teams that will be in the quarterfinals are defined with only 2 teams Mexicans.
America and Mazatlan will represent Liga MX, while LAFCColorado Rapids, Seattle Sounders and Philadelphia Union will be in the MLS.
These will be the quarter-final matches of the Leagues Cup:
- Seattle Sounders vs. LAFC
- America vs. Colorado Rapids
- Philadelphia Union vs. Mazatlan
- New York City vs. Columbus Crew
If América advances, it will face the winner of the series between LAFC and Seattle Sounders. For its part, Mazatlán will do so on the side of the bracket of New York City, Columbus Crew and Philadelphia Union.
All quarter-final matches will be played on Saturday, August 17. The semi-final matches will take place between Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
Leagues Cup setbacks
There were some notable setbacks in the MLS, such as that of Inter Miami, current champion of the Leagues Cup and who said goodbye to the tournament on Tuesday without the injured Lionel Messi.
America came back from behind to beat St. Louis City 4-2 with a spectacular ending in which he scored three goals in the last twenty minutes.
The Eagles will face the Colorado Rapids in the quarterfinals, who defeated Toluca 1-2.
For its part, Mazatlán beat Cruz Azul on penalties (2-2, 1-3 in the shootout).
The team led by Víctor Manuel Vucetich will face the Philadelphia Union in the next round, who surprised everyone by beating Cincinnati 2-4, a team that was the best team in the MLS regular season last year.
Another very striking result this Tuesday was the elimination of Tigres UANL against New York City by 1-2.
Continue reading:
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