US EditionPedro Gallese leads Orlando City into Leagues Cup semifinal
Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese made two saves and scored the winning penalty as Orlando City edged Deportivo Toluca 6-5 in a shootout to reach the Leagues Cup semifinals for the first time.
- Wednesday's quarterfinal at Dignity Health Sports Park ended scoreless after 90 minutes, and Pedro Gallese made two saves in the sixth and seventh rounds before scoring the winning penalty to send Orlando City SC to the semifinals.
- During regulation, Orlando City SC had two goals called offsides while Deportivo Toluca managed no shots on goal and faced travel challenges arriving in Los Angeles, California.
- For the first time, Orlando City SC advances to the Leagues Cup final four, moving closer to a Concacaf Champions Cup berth as the top three teams qualify next season.
- The Lions will meet Inter Miami on Aug. 26 or 27, and Orlando City SC returns to MLS action Saturday at Nashville SC at 8:30 p.m, with players hoping to recover soon.
- Coach Oscar Pareja said travel to Los Angeles caused troubles but the team avoided excuses, adding, 'Hopefully we can recover soon' before Saturday's match.
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By CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ MEXICO CITY (AP) — When it was created, the Leagues Cup was supposed to be the first tournament to test the strengths of MLS and Liga MX teams. After three editions, the competition has tilted one way. In the quarterfinal round, all four U.S. teams defeated the Mexicans, and the semifinals of the 2025 edition will be decided for the second consecutive year without a Mexican team. Among those eliminated in the quarterfinals wa…
The ‘Leons’ eliminated Toluca for a string of penalties and accessed the next instance of the tournament with a great performance by the ‘Pulpo’. Their next rival will be Inter Miami by Lionel Messi
The quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup 2025 defined their top four clubs, which will play the semifinals of the tournament between MX League and MLS, which has as prize three tickets to play the Concachampions and the aspiration to go to the Club World Cup in 2029.Early this Wednesday, Inter Miami beat the Tigers with an inspired Luis Suarez and despite the absence of Argentine Lionel Messi, to seal their ticket to the anteroom of the grand final …
Orlando City advances in Leagues Cup
The scoreless game went to a penalty-kick shootout that saw Pedro Gallese make two saves in the sixth and seventh rounds and then step up himself and score the game-winning penalty to send the Lions to the semifinals in a 6-5 win.
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