Federico Bernardeschi and Toronto FC go into weekend play eighth in the East, one point ahead of ninth-place D.C. United and two points ahead of 10th-place Atlanta.
Toronto FC welcomes Austin FC to BMO Field for the first time Saturday, in a battle of two teams on the MLS playoff bubble.
“It’s an important game,” Toronto captain Jonathan Osorio said. “We know what’s at stake. We know we’re fighting (for position). But I think we’re embracing it.
“When you look at the bigger picture, from where we’ve come from last year to now, to be in this position, I think this is a positive. We’d much rather be in this fight than not in a fight at all.”
TFC finished last in the league at 4-20-10 last season and was secondto-last in both 2021 and 2022. At 10-15-3 this year, the club is 19th in the 29-team Supporters’ Shield standings, one place and one point below Austin (9-11-7).
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