Oribe Peralta

Santos Laguna pushed the Dynamo aside in the quarterfinals. What can we learn from that contest?

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The Fire may not see MLS action again until next Wednesday vs. Toronto FC, but our Men in Red will face Santos Laguna is an international friendly at Toyota Park this Saturday. I had the opportunity to get a bit of intel from Jason Marquitz over at

Brazil trailed from the first minute on, never able to catch Mexico and the brace they got from Oribe Peralta of Santos Laguna.

The Seattle Sounders face one of the top teams in Mexico. Here's an insiders look at how good Santos Laguna is. Also a weakness that Seattle could exploit.

Santos Laguna travels with all their top, healthy players. Sounders could end up facing their A-team in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal.

Santos Laguna have a serious mountain to climb in the second leg of the Liguilla final. They need a one-goal win away to UANL Tigres to force extra time, and a win by two goals or more to win the championship.

UANL Tigres and Santos Laguna have advanced to the final of the Mexican Apertura Ligulla

Match-ups for the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals in March have been released and the Seattle Sounders have drawn the short straw; they'll face Mexican powerhouse Santos Laguna, arguably the best remaining team in the tournament.