He wanted players who were talented but he also wanted versatility, leadership and big-game experience.In other words, he wanted players such as Mark Delgado.Delgado rewarded that faith Tuesday, scoring the lone goal in LAFC’s 1-0 win over Colorado in the deciding second leg of a first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup playoff at BMO Stadium.

Mark Delgado scores the only goal of the game in the 49th minute, and Aaron Long’s goal in the first leg of the two-game series holds up as the away-goal tiebreaker. LAFC will face Columbus in the

Inter Miami cruised past Sporting Kansas City in the second-leg of their Champions Cup affair. While Sporting KC looked the better side in the first-half, they found themselves 3-0 down in stunning fashion after Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a peach of a goal.

A determined Colorado squad won the first leg of the first-round series, 2-1, in frigid conditions last week, but LAFC will be back on its home field for the rematch on Tuesday night.