FC Cincinnati star man Luciano Acosta has joined the elite league of MLS players with 60+ goals and 80+ assists.
Argentine midfielder Luciano Acosta is one of the most revered names in the MLS with his continuous presence in the league gaining constant acclaim.
The 29 year old entered the history books once again during the last match day where his goal in the 1-0 triumph over New York City FC made him the seventh player in the history of the MLS to record 60+ goals and 80+ assists.
Acosta first forayed into American territory in 2016 when DC United acquired him temporarily from Boca Juniors before making the deal permanent a year later.
His exploits continued until 2019 when he left DC United for Atlas FC in the Liga MX before making a sensational return to MLS with FC Cincinnati in 2021.
Landon Donovan, Jamie Moreno, Diego Valeri, Preki, Steve Ralston and Cobi Jones are the players to have achieved the fear before the Argentine playmaker.
Acosta reached this milestone in just his 200th regular season start. He thereby becomes the fourth fastest player to reach those numbers with just 224 matches needed.
Coach of the side Pat Noonan had this to say about the tantalizing player.
“That just speaks to the consistency that he’s had to reach those numbers,” said Noonan. “The guys on that list are some of the best this league has ever seen, and I think Lucho is rightfully in that group of the best who’ve ever played in our league. Hopefully, we can continue seeing that production as we move forward together.”
“Well, I’m very surprised,” said the 29-year-old. “But I’m very happy to be in this list.” Said the player himself after accomplishing the milestone.
“When I got here, I said I wanted to build history with this club and now we’ve built the foundation,” Acosta said in Spanish before finishing the thought in English. “I’m very happy to create stories like this for this club.” He concluded.
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