Report: Octavio Rivero leaving Vancouver Whitecaps for Colo Colo

Octavio Rivero - Vancouver Whitecaps - sad and frustated

Update


June 25, 2016 | 9:29 p.m. ET

Looks like that resolution is coming up quick, per Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson's postgame presser:

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Vancouver Whitecaps striker Octavio Rivero just boosted the 'Caps into the Amway Canadian Championship final against Toronto FC, but appears headed to Colo Colo, per reports out of Chile:

That was bolstered early Saturday by ESPNFC Editor Arch Bell:

Vancouver subsequently chimed in Saturday evening, tweeting the following from their official account:

The Uruguyan Designated Player has scored 12 goals in 46 games (39 starts) since joining MLS before the 2015 season. After racing out to five goals in his first six games -- earning Etihad Airways Player of the Month honors -- Rivero's production for Vancouver stalled. He went scoreless in a pair of playoff games last year, and tallied only twice in 12 matches this season, with his starting spot recently in flux.