With newly signed Gareth Bale watching from the stands, his new team, Los Angeles FC, won a 3-2 thriller at home over the rival LA Galaxy before a raucous Banc of California crowd on Friday.
Jose Cifuentes scored twice and Cristian Arango added a third for LAFC (12-4-3, 39 points), the top overall team in Major League Soccer in terms of standings points and wins.
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The Galaxy (8-7-3, 27 points) got second-half goals from Samuel Grandsir and Rayan Raveloson.