{"id":22664,"date":"2025-08-06T21:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/moreno-misses-timbers-match-due-to-transfer-heading-to-brazil\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T21:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:29:17","slug":"moreno-misses-timbers-match-due-to-transfer-heading-to-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/moreno-misses-timbers-match-due-to-transfer-heading-to-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Moreno Misses Timbers Match Due to Transfer: Heading to Brazil?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santiago Moreno Absent in Leagues Cup Match; Could Face Sanctions<\/h2>\n\nPortland Timbers forward Santiago Moreno did not show up for the Leagues Cup match against Club Am\u00e9rica in Austin, Texas. The player’s absence has generated surprise and concern within the team.\n\nAccording to an official statement, the club reported that Moreno’s absence was “unjustified.” In addition, they are in conversations with Major League Soccer (MLS) to determine the next steps to be taken, which could include disciplinary measures.\n\nThe situation of Moreno, 25, comes amid a transfer offer from the Brazilian club Fluminense. However, a team source revealed that the Timbers believe the current offer does not meet the player’s valuation.\n\n\n

If an improved offer for Moreno were to be presented, the club would reconsider its position.<\/p>Team source<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nAnother factor to consider is the timing of the offer, as there are only 10 regular season games left. The Timbers are looking to improve their current position, located in fifth place in the Western Conference.\n\nApparently, Moreno decided to skip Wednesday’s meeting and, according to reports, traveled to his native Colombia in an attempt to force his departure from the team.\n\n\n

Portland Timbers midfielder Santiago Moreno did not show up for tonight’s match against Club Am\u00e9rica. There is no agreement for Moreno’s transfer and the absence is considered unjustified. The club has been in contact with Major League Soccer regarding his absence.<\/p>Timbers Statement<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThis is not the first time Moreno has sought a transfer. In 2023, he also tried to leave the team, even missing training sessions. In a subsequent press conference, Moreno denied having requested a transfer and apologized to his teammates.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santiago Moreno Absent in Leagues Cup Match; Could Face Sanctions Portland Timbers forward Santiago Moreno did not show up for the Leagues Cup match against Club Am\u00e9rica in Austin, Texas. The player’s absence has generated surprise and concern within the team. According to an official statement, the club reported that Moreno’s absence was “unjustified.” In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[152,6944,6945,394],"class_list":{"0":"post-22664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-mls","9":"tag-portland-timbers","10":"tag-santiago-moreno","11":"tag-transfer"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}