Toronto ranks Giovinco playoffs for the first time in its history

Italian midfielder Sebastian Giovinco was again the star of Toronto, in advance party of the thirty-third day, he won 2-1 to New York Red Bulls and won the first qualifying for the finals of the League Professional US Soccer (MLS).


Giovinco, who barely had rest after playing Tuesday night for Italy, in Rome, against Norway in qualifying match for Euro 2016 in France, undertook to be new game director of the Canadian team.

The Mexican American Hérculez Gomez scored his first goal for Toronto and 51 minutes Giovinco closed the account in 78, while the consolation goal for the Red Bulls got the English-Phillips Shaun Wrright to four minutes end.

The Italian player reached the 22 goals scored so far this season and overtook the Sierra Leone Kei Kamara, the Columbus Crew, as top scorers in the league.

On Sunday October 25 the final day of the regular season, called "Decision Day" will be played, and all parties will at the same time in each of the Conferences.

Toronto will have to visit the Montreal Impact in the so-called "Canadian Classic".

Meanwhile, the Argentine Mauro Diaz scored a goal and an assist in the game that Dallas won 2-0 to the Vancouver Whitecaps and leader of the Western Conference with 54 points remains.

The Dallas team is tied with the Red Bulls in the table Supporter's Shield MLS. The third place, with 50 points, is for the Los Angeles Galaxy.

In another match of the day ahead, the Nigerian Fanendo Adi scored a penalty in the 54th minute and the Portland Timbers won at home (0-1) Real Salt Lake, who played with 10 men for 52 minutes of the second half after the expulsion of Colombian defender Jamison Olave down inside the area by Argentine Lucas Melano when left alone to finish.

The victory came a little closer to the finals Timbers to have 47 points, tied with the Seattle Sounders of the sixth and last place in the Western Conference with the right to be in the finals.

While Real Salt Lake, which has 41 points, the same as the Houston Dynamo, is practically out of the finals, although both are left with two games to play, but not up to them but what do the Timbers, Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes, who are seventh with 44 points.