:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elfinanciero/PFJZ4X4E5VA7BK345MNZE2E3WI.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "Carlos Vela scores historic double in ‘Clásico del Tráfico’ against Galaxy de ‘Chicharito’ – El Financiero")
Carlos candle scored two goals and had an assist for Los Angeles FC’s 3-2 victory in the MLS ‘Clásico del Tráfico’ against Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández’s LA Galaxy, for the first time as visitors.
The ‘Bomber’ defeated his compatriot ‘Chicharito’ in the duel with a great goal in the first half and a penalty in the second. Ryan Hollingshead wrapped up LAFC’s victory in the field of their greatest rival.
Since its foundation in 2018, this is the first time that LAFC, current MLS champion, wins in Galaxy territory. Carlos Vela also surpassed the Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic as All-time top scorer for ‘Traffic’ with 10 goals.
Candle still burning; Galaxy does not raise even with ‘Chicharito
Popularly known as ‘El Tráfico’, the Los Angeles derby this time faced two teams in completely opposite situations.
The Galaxy, a five-time MLS champion, is winless in its first six matches, amid protests from fan groupswho have pushed for a boycott of their games until team president Chris Klein is removed from office.
Before the match, a plane flew over the Galaxy stadium, with a banner showing messages calling for Klein’s departures and the technical director, Jovan Kirovski. In addition, many seats appeared empty in the stands.
Faced with the misfortunes of the Galaxy, LAFC haven’t lost in MLS this yearis second in the Western Conference and already qualified for the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League.
This was the first ‘El Tráfico’ since last year’s MLS Cup semifinals, in which Los Angeles defeated the Galaxy 3-2.
The Galaxy and LAFC were supposed to have played a very special duel on the first day of 2023 at the iconic Rose Bowl stadium, but the rains in Los Angeles forced that meeting to be postponed to July 4.
(With information from AP and EFE)
2023-04-17 00:12:56
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