Opinion

Toronto FC vs. New England Revolution: 3 takeaways

For the second game in a row, Sean Johnson came to the rescue for TFC and helped them pick up a positive result on the road.

John Molinaro

Mar 4, 2024 — 6 min read

Gillette Stadium hasn't offered Toronto FC too many good memories over the years.

Coming into this season, TFC had only won four times in 21 road games vs. the New England Revolution and their last victory at Gillette Stadium came on July 7, 2021, which was Javier Perez's first game in charge after Chris Armas was fired.

But Toronto put one over on New England in Sunday's 1-0 victory, a result that allowed the club to equal its tally of road points (four) from all last season through its opening two matches of the current campaign.

Here are my three major takeaways from Sunday's contest.

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