The one who is world champion scores goals as he wants.
That definition could fit Angel Di María because of the wonders he did for Juventus in the Europa League.
But not.
This time, he fits Thiago Almada
like a glove
, who broke it in Atlanta United's victory last night in the MLS.
The former striker from Vélez
scored a double
, both in stoppage time, and his team beat the San José Earthquakes 2-1.
At the Mercedes Benz stadium in the city of Atlanta, the young man who played a few minutes with Lionel Scaloni's team in Qatar 2022, scored the first of his two goals in the third minute of extra time.
He went with an exquisite shot at the angle, coming from a corner kick.
And five minutes in, the 21-year-old man from Fuerte Apache drove everyone
crazy: he scored a free kick
that slipped past the Brazilian goalkeeper Daniel.
In this way, Almada made a glorious comeback by officially starting the 2023 MLS season.
At Atlanta United, former Argentinos Juniors midfielder Franco Ibarra also served as a starter;
while Cristian Espinoza, former Huracán winger, performed for San José.
Goalkeeper Daniel de Sousa Britto fails to block Almada's great goal.
Photo EFE
Meanwhile, striker Julián Carranza also scored twice in the Philadelphia Union's 4-1 victory over Columbus Crew in the town of Chester, Pennsylvania.
The former Banfield attacker scored at 7 and 35 minutes of the second half for a team that also included the entry of former Newell's midfielder Joaquín Torres.
Meanwhile, Sebastián Driussi from Buenos Aires got one of the goals for Austin, who lost 2-3 at home against St. Louis City.
The 27-year-old former River Plate striker scored the goal in the partial 1-1 draw, 48 minutes into the first stage.
Also performing in Austin were Emiliano Rigoni (formerly Independiente) from Cordoba and Maximiliano Urruti (formerly Newell's) from Rosario.
Attacker Enzo Copetti (ex Racing) made his official debut in Charlotte, which fell at home to New England Revolution, 1-0.
Minnesota United, for its part, with the help of Franco Fragapane (former Talleres de Córdoba), beat FC Dallas 1-0, which had Facundo Quignón (former Lanús) and Alan Velasco (former Independiente) in its ranks.
New York City, with the participation of winger Braian Cufré (former Vélez) and offensive midfielder Matías Pellegrini (former Estudiantes de La Plata), could not beat Nashville FC, who beat them 2-0.
Inter Miami, with performances by Franco Negri (formerly Newell's), Nicolás Stefanelli (formerly Defensa y Justicia) and Benjamín Cremaschi, beat Montreal IMpact, led by Hernán Losada, 2-0.
Other results: Cincinnati 2-Houston Dynamo 1;
Orlando City 1-New York Red Bull 0;
D.C. United 3-Toronto 2.
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