This Saturday, November 5, will be the Major League Soccer Conference Final starring Los Angeles FC and Philadelphia Union. Both teams will meet at the Banc of California Stadium.
LAFC beat Austin Football Club (3-0) in the Western Conference Final and Philadelphia did the same with NYC FC (3-1 ) to win the Eastern Conference title.
Both teams will star in an unprecedented final, since never in the history of MLS have they met in the last instance. But not only that: this will be the first MLS Cup final for both teams.
Scorers to watch
Both teams have at least one player in the top 5 MLS scorers . LAFC has the effectiveness of the Colombian Cristian Arango, who has seen the goal clearly in 23 opportunities and is in the position ° 4 in the table.
On the other hand, the second most effective goalkeeper in the entire championship is the Hungarian Dániel Gazdag with 18 hits. He is only surpassed by the Argentine Sebastián Driussi who is in the first position with 25 hits.
Assists, a key to victory
Mexican Carlos Vela proved with numbers that he is one of the best assisters in the tournament. With 33 years has given 11 goal passes so far this year and this weekend he will have the opportunity to raise the stats.
In this way, in addition to having the advantage of playing at home, LAFC will have a point in its favor by having one of the best assists in the top 5 of the competition.
LAFC, with the most stars to play in the MLS Cup Final
The Angelenos also take credit with the most famous names in his squad. They will have at their services the Spanish Cristian Tello and the Italian Giorgio Chiellini.
Although he added a few minutes in the regular season and arrives after a break due to injury, the Welshman and former Real Madrid, Gareth Bale, is undoubtedly one of the renowned players who will have the spotlight.
The MLS Conference Final between LAFC and Philadelphia will be on Saturday, November 5 at 17: 00 East / 16: 00 Center / 14: 00 Peaceful.
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