It’s the type of openness and camaraderie you rarely see spanning the divide between rivals Portland and Seattle.

Timbers all-time great Diego Valeri chatted one-on-one with in-form Sounders star Pedro de la Vega for this week’s edition of ‘Esto Es MLS.’ The two Argentines went in-depth on PDLV’s jaw-dropping Leagues Cup goal vs. Cruz Azul, the “nonsense” he saw on Instagram about the contentious scenes after Seattle’s impressive win over Inter Miami in the tournament’s final, his gradual adaptation to life in North America and much more.

“We're a team that's a bit of a pain, you know?” de la Vega said of the Rave Green’s 3-0 dispatching of Lionel Messi – one of his personal idols – and Miami, which ended with an ill-tempered altercation.

“We're kind of annoying. And I think against these teams, you know you have to do something more … because from the point of view of play and quality, perhaps they're superior.”

A night to remember

Seattle’s organization and intensity carried the day in front of a record crowd at Lumen Field. And for all the postgame chatter about...