Your weekend soccer viewing guide
What to watch this weekend:
By Jon Marthaler
MLS: Los Angeles FC at Portland, 2 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 9. Portland endured an ugly start to the year, going winless in its first five games, but with defensive midfielder Diego Chara healthy again, the Timbers have won four in a row. LAFC has been impressive on the road, but the expansion team hasn't had to endure the Providence Park cauldron yet.
Serie A: Inter at Lazio, 1:40 p.m. Sunday, beIN. Simply put, Inter needs a win to qualify for next season's Champions League. Anything else, and Lazio will be in the top four, and Inter will be stuck in the Europa League — where nobody at the club wants to be. The Italian title is already decided, but this game will feel like a playoff final.
Liga MX Final: Santos Laguna at Toluca, 6 p.m. Sunday, Univision. Toluca was the top seed in the postseason playoffs, so their appearance in the final is not a surprise, but few expected Santos to be the other side. Santos leads 2-1 after Thursday's first leg, but Toluca is hard to handle at home — and probably was the better team Thursday, too.
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Minnesota started only two strikers against Seattle, leaving Sang Bin Jeong and Joseph Rosales to provide the width behind Teemu Pukki and Kelvin Yeboah.