TORONTO — If the Seattle Sounders want to win their second consecutive MLS Cup on Saturday (1 p.m. PT; ESPN, UniMás, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360 AM) against Toronto FC, they will have to do so without captain Osvaldo Alonso.
Head Coach Brian Schmetzer ruled out Alonso on Thursday after he failed a fitness test. Alonso had been questionable after suffering a quad strain at the end of September. He missed the final three regular-season matches before returning as a substitute in Leg 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Vancouver Whitecaps, but he reaggrevated his injury and missed the last three postseason games.