FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano Acosta has been named to the MLS Group of the Matchday for Matchday 26, the association declared Sunday. Furthermore, Santiago Arias procured a seat spot.
For the eighth time this season, Acosta has been selected for the MLS Team of the Day. Throughout the course of the season the 2022 Best XI selection received six awards.
Acosta scored his third extra shot objective in as many games in the 42nd moment against Nashville SC on Saturday night to bring the Orange and Blue level. The Argentine then provided a stunning traffic assist for Santiago Arias’ 74th-minute winner. Acosta drives the group with three game-dominating helps.
Acosta’s various objective commitments on the night denoted his 6th game this time of numerous objective commitments, attached with Nashville’s Hany Mukhtar for most in MLS.
Acosta has now scored in three or more games in a row on three separate occasions this season by scoring in three or more games. Acosta’s 12 objectives are tied for second most in MLS with LAFC’s Denis Bouanga, and one behind Mukhtar. He also comes in second with 20 goals, one behind Mukhtar, who leads the league with 21.
Arias’ objective was the second of the time for the wingback, his most memorable game-dominating objective of the year. The Colombian played 82 minutes that night, helping to stop a powerful Nashville attack that only got one shot off target. This is his first honor as MLS Team of the Matchday.
This season, FC Cincinnati players Acosta and Arias have been named to the MLS Team of the Matchday for the 29th and 30th time, respectively. The complete list of FC Cincinnati weekly awards for 2023:
Obinna Nwobodo (Matchday 1, 3, 13-Bench, 25) – Brenner (3-Bench) – Junior Moreno (4) – Matt Miazga (5-Bench, 7, 15-Bench) – Brandon Vazquez (5-Bench) – Yerson Mosquera (6, 10) – lvaro Barreal (6-Bench, 9, 11-Bench, 16, 24-Bench) – Sergio San
2023 MLS Group of the Matchday introduced by Audi (Matchday 26)
F: Jefferson Savarino (RSL), Dairon Asprilla (POR), Ryan Gauld (VAN)
M: Carles Gil (NE), Diego Luna (RSL), Ian Harkes (NE), Luciano Acosta (CIN)
D: Antônio Carlos (ORL), Joel Waterman (MTL), and Tim Parker (STL) Djordje Petrovic (NE)
Mentor: Oscar Pareja (ORL)
Seat: Roman Bürki (STL), Santiago Arias (CIN), Miguel Navarro (CHI), Jose Martínez (PHI), Mauricio Pereyra (ORL), Emanuel Reynoso (MIN), Lucas Zelarayán (CLB), Ethan Finlay (ATX), Bernard Kamungo (DAL)
Acosta will lead the MLS Top pick Group as skipper in the Elite player Game on Wednesday, July 19 versus Stockpile at Audi Field in Washington D.C. Álvaro Barreal and Matt Miazga will likewise address the Orange and Blue, and the match will stream for nothing on Apple television.
FC Cincinnati will start play in the primary release of Associations Cup next Sunday, July 23 when the Orange and Blue interpretation of Brandishing Kansas City at TQL Arena. The game will be streamed exclusively on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Fans can likewise pay attention to the match locally on ESPN 1530.
Fans can get their tickets now for the club’s home games in the debut Associations Cup at TQL Arena as opposed to Brandishing Kansas City (July 23) and Liga MX side Chivas Guadalajara (July 27).
