

Those have Almada producing 13 chances created just in the past two games, including a career-high seven against Portland.

MLS stats differ from the provider of stats for matches. “I sat here and thought, ‘Dang this guy is different!’ I don’t know what is in the water or what was going on out there but it was amazing to see.”Īlmada leads the league in goals (4), is tied for the league in assists (4) and leads in key passes (13). “My jaw dropped,” teammate Derrick Etienne said of the goal. His free kick against Portland was the work of a master of his craft. Almada is the best player in MLS right now. The Crew (1-2-1) will be without Lucas Zelarayan (Armenia), Eloy Room (Curacao) and Milos Degenek (Australia).Ģ. That group includes Almada (Argentina), Robinson (U.S.), Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) and key contributors Derrick Etienne (Haiti), Luis Abram (Peru), Ronald Hernandez (Venezuela) and Machop Chol (South Sudan). The team will be without several players because they were called up to their national teams.

Can it keep it going? The next challenge will be on Saturday at Columbus. Here are a few observations from the match:ġ.
