Star striker Jozy Altidore came off the bench to score the winner in the 80th minute as Toronto defeated the New England Revolution 3-2 in its home opener Sunday.
Spanish playmaker Carles Gil had scored twice to lift the Revolution into a 2-2 tie.
Altidore, shut down in the final days of the 2018 season to have ankle surgery, came on in the 68th minute for his season debut.