By JOSÉ M. ROMERO
These last two days of CONCACAF Champions League group matches have not been kind to American
MLS teams.
The Colorado Rapids, despite deploying front-line players in a clear effort to win, became the
third U.S. club in two days to lose its finale of group play after Wednesday night's 2-0 loss to
Santos Laguna in Torreon, Mexico.
The Rapids were shutout in Mexico on Wednesday night, now waiting for Thursday's CONCACAF Champions
League results to see if they advance in the competition. Aaron Galindo opened the scoring in the
55th minute and it was 2-0 Santos when Jesus Escoboza scored in the 67th. The Rapids are in the
unenviable situation of needing a draw from the Metapan - Real Espana game to move on as Group B
runners-up.
