It’s the center of the week and ASN has a morning replace to kick off Wednesday, beginning in Southern California
BY
Brian Sciaretta
Posted
April 08, 2026
8:00 AM
SHARE THIS STORY
Let’s begin within the Champions Cup
LAFC defeats Cruz Azul in 1st leg
It was the David Martinez present in Southern California because the 20 12 months outdated Venezuelan attacker scored two incredible targets to steer LAFC to a 3-0 win over Cruz Azul within the first leg of its Champions Cup quarterfinal in California. Subsequent up would be the return leg in Mexico Metropolis.
LA JOYA ????????
David Martínez takes it himself from midfield!pic.twitter.com/g1ZfS14EhA
— LAFC (@LAFC) April 8, 2026
Whereas LAFC has been the house of established veteran gamers reminiscent of Denis Bouanga, Son Hueng-Min, and Hugo Lloris, Martinez represents the membership’s push for high youthful gamers. Thus far this season, Martinez seems as if he’ll turn into a really beneficial asset for the workforce that can ultimately fetch some huge cash.
What a run from David Martínez ????pic.twitter.com/aFFRplCwCi
— LAFC (@LAFC) April 8, 2026
Even 3-0 leads will be tough when heading to Mexico, however LAFC is but to concede a objective this season and is taking part in excellent soccer on each side of the ball.
For MLS, it will be significant for LAFC to advance as they continue to be the most effective hope for league’s groups to win the match.
Nasvhille wasteful in Membership America draw
Nashville SC faces a frightening job of needing to win the second leg in Mexico Metropolis towards Membership America to advance. The primary leg on Tuesday resulted in a 0-0 draw the place Nashville had the higher of possibilities however couldn’t discover the again of the online.
All to play for in Mexico Metropolis ?? pic.twitter.com/h8AXp9UKbC
— Nashville SC (@NashvilleSC) April 8, 2026
Regardless of being the league’s main scorer in 2025, Sam Surridge missed a giant possibilities simply earlier than halftime whereas Alex Muyl and Hany Mukhtar additionally did not put away good alternatives.
Membership America nonetheless had its possibilities and will definitely have extra within the return leg in Mexico Metropolis.
Cardoso out for Atletico
There have been hopes that the harm which compelled Johnny Cardoso out of the U.S. nationwide workforce’s March camp after the primary recreation was minor. It nonetheless is perhaps however Mauricio Pochettino indicated that Cardoso resting over the weekend (attributable to his suspension for the weekend recreation) would assist him to get again quickly.
s
However Cardoso is not going to journey with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday when it faces Barcelona within the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal.
Sargent rounds into type
Josh Sargent hasn’t scored in a very long time attributable to accidents, a tricky run on the finish of his tenure with Norwich, and the mess over his switch. However the St. Louis native hopes his scoring contact is returning after scoring the profitable objective for Toronto in a 3-2 win over Colorado on Saturday.
Sportsnet in Canada has a pleasant piece on Sargent speaking about how he’s feeling as a participant.
“Big relief. It’s been a while since I’ve scored. After I missed that first [scoring chance] in the first half, I was pretty frustrated. So, I would’ve been upset if I didn’t get a goal by the end of the game,” Sargent said. “I might say I really feel excellent now. I believe these kind of issues take time for positive. And as I am positive all of you may have seen, I have been by way of lots the final couple months. So, I might prefer to say that I am in a very good place for positive.”
OUR #9 OPENS HIS ACCOUNT!! ???????? pic.twitter.com/uAxjLewsyo
— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) April 4, 2026
Sargent light from the nationwide workforce program in 2025 and he hasn’t scored for the USMNT since 2019. Translating membership success to the worldwide stage has been tough for him.
Sargent continues to be method exterior the image for this summer season’s World Cup, however the harm to Patrick Agyemang adjustments issues as everybody else strikes up on the ladder. It’s nonetheless Ricardo Pepi, Folarin Balogun, and Haji Wright main the best way however another harm might open the door for Sargent or Brian White.
