Concacaf has launched an investigation into an incident that occurred in the final minutes of the Concacaf Champions Cup match between Los Angeles FC and the Colorado Rapids after Sergi Palencia allegedly called Chidozie Awaziem a derogatory term.

Mark Delgado scores the only goal of the game in the 49th minute, and Aaron Long’s goal in the first leg of the two-game series holds up as the away-goal tiebreaker. LAFC will face Columbus in the

For the fifth time in as many tries, the Colorado Rapids are out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup without advancing.

The implication was that Chidozie Awaziem believed he was the target of a racial slur in Tuesday's Concacaf Champions Cup match. But the lack of clarity was troubling.

A determined Colorado squad won the first leg of the first-round series, 2-1, in frigid conditions last week, but LAFC will be back on its home field for the rematch on Tuesday night.