Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco raises issue of BMO Field pitch
TORONTO — The issue of Toronto FC sharing a stadium with the CFL Argonauts, which had seemingly been put to bed, has returned to the forefront just days after the MLS team’s painful penalty shootout loss to Seattle in the MLS Cup final.
And it was Toronto’s marquee player who raised the issue.
Star striker Sebastian Giovinco told the club’s end-of-season media availability Tuesday that while he was physically OK, changing “environmental conditions” had affected his play in the final minutes of the last three home games.
Pressed on the issue, he was more specific — saying he had analysed this season and concluded that unlike last year when he excelled at home, his best games in the 2016 playoffs were away from BMO Field.