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Roman Torres returns, Brian Schmetzer eschews excuses and other Sounders-Timbers notes

Torres waited more than 11 months to return to game action, from the moment he tore his ACL against San Jose last September until Sunday afternoon at Providence Park.

PORTLAND – Roman Torres would have envisioned more encouraging circumstances in which to make his highly anticipated return.

The Panamanian center back waited more than 11 months – “11 long months,” he specified through a translator afterward – to return to game action, from the moment he tore his ACL against San Jose last September until Sunday afternoon at Providence Park.

Torres entered as a halftime sub.