Diego Valeri leads Portland to 1-1 tie with Chivas USA Diego Valeri scored in the 50th minute to lift the Portland Timbers to a 1-1 draw against Chivas USA on Saturday night. Jose Valencia held the ball inside the area and squared a pass to Valeri, who sent a shot past Chivas goaltender Dan Kennedy for his seventh goal of the season. Portland (10-5-13) remained winless in its last eight road matches. Bryan de la Fuente scored in the 23rd minute for Chivas USA (6-15-8). Carlos Borja sent a cross in from the left side to the middle of the penalty area, where De La Fuente powered a header past Donovan Ricketts. Chivas scored the first goal for the 10th time in its last 12 games matches, but are just 3-5-4 in that span.