The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is one of the venues that hosts Copa América games in the United States. However, last Saturday (29), it was Major League Soccer (MLS) that scored, on this stage, a goal worthy of what Ronaldo Fenômeno scored in his first year as a professional. More specifically, the famous goal in Cruzeiro x Bahia where he steals the ball from Rodolfo Rodríguez in Minas Gerais’ crushing 6-0 victory.
The match between Atlanta United and Toronto FC was approaching its end and it looked like a 1-1 draw would be the final result. Especially when goalkeeper Luka Gavran had the team under control in the 51st minute of the second half.
However, after drinking water next to Toronto’s goal, Senegalese striker Jamal Thiaré would be out of the archer’s field of vision and waiting for Gavran to make a mistake. Something that actually happened. The moment the goalkeeper put the ball on the ground, to play with his feet, Thiaré quickly stole the ball. With that, he hit the empty goal, driving the fans crazy in the city of Atlanta.
With the result, the team that featured the goal ‘a la Ronaldo Fenômeno’ rose to ninth place in the Eastern Conference, with 24 points, entering the classification zone for a playoff in the next phase. In addition to the first seven advancing directly to the knockout stage, the 8th and 9th also go through and define, through a separate playoff, the last place in the quarterfinals in a direct confrontation.
Interestingly, the team that would face Atlanta United if the qualifying round ended today would be Toronto FC. Also with 24 points, the Canadian team is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, but with one more win.
2024-06-30 14:27:09
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