Osorio leads Toronto FC after Chicago Fire

BRIDGEVIEW, ILL.-Jonathan Osorio made the difference for Toronto FC

Osorio broke a tie in the 65th minute and Toronto held on to beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night Midfielder Canada also scored the only goal on Wednesday in the Red Devils' 1-0 win against Ottawa Fury in the first leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal.

"He played almost every minute, he continues to find the back of the net (plus), he does a lot of work on both sides of the ball: defensively, attacking, covering tons of ground, helping us in possession. He was excellent, said TFC head coach Greg Vanney

Osorio helped Toronto FC (5-11-4) to regain the lead three minutes earlier after missing Marco's ball Delgado.

"Now, with the confidence that he has, he has a good idea of ​​being in good positions and finishing goals," added Vanney. There is not much more to say. He has a big season and we want him to continue.

Toronto, who suffered injuries during much of what turned out to be a disappointing season, last won an MLS victory on June 8 – 2-0 against Philadelphia. Both Jozy Altidore, who played for the last time in April, and Victor Vazquez returned from injury on Saturday.

"We're fine, man, we have a lot of injuries, but we have guys coming back now to help the team," said Altidore. "Many of those guys played a lot of minutes, and we were able to get a result tonight with guys coming back for a few minutes and now we're looking ahead. "

Nemanja Nikolic tied 1-1 for the Fire (6-11-5) in the 62nd minute Raheem Edwards kicked Aleksandar Katai's free-kick through the goal and Nikolic returned home at close range.

In the 47th minute, Sebastian Giovinco set up Michael Bradley's long ball and dribbled to the center of TFC kicked off the night with 11 points on a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference

"We are starting to look a little more generally as ourselves, as a". team. Good organisation. It was good. They are all good victories. They all feel important and we will take it, "Vanney said.

With files from the Associated Press