TFC’s Giovinco to sit out first leg of Canadian Championship final in Vancouver

TFC's Giovinco to sit out first leg of Canadian Championship final in Vancouver | iNFOnews.ca
Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco, left, battles for the ball with Chicago Fire's Raheem Edwards, right, during the second half of MLS soccer action in Toronto, Saturday July 28, 2018. The Vancouver Whitecaps won't have to worry about the Atomic Ant in the first leg of the Canadian Championship final. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps won’t have to worry about the Atomic Ant in the first leg of the Canadian Championship final.

A Toronto FC spokesman has confirmed that Sebastian Giovinco did not make the trip to Vancouver for Wednesday night’s game at B.C. Place Stadium.

The Italian striker is coming off a busy week that saw him make an appearance at the MLS all-star game in Atlanta, where Toronto subsequently rallied for a 2-2 comeback tie with league-leading Atlanta United on the weekend.

Giovinco has seven goals and 11 assists in 19 MLS games this season.

Toronto (6-11-5), needing to pick up points to climb the league ladder, hosts New York City FC (13-5-5) on Sunday.

TFC, unbeaten in its last five games (4-0-1) in all competitions, is in the midst of a five-game, 15-day stretch.

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