Nothing to separate between these two giants of South American football. River Plate and Boca Juniors have developed attacks at the edge of the penalty area but both goalies have been quiet by their standards.
Austin FC transferred midfielder Sebastian Driussi, the club's all-time leading goal-scorer, to Argentine side Club Atletico River Plate. The transaction, which Austin announced Friday, will net the largest transfer fee in club history, reportedly worth almost $10 million.
Jader Rafael Obrian, playing on his 29th birthday, scored two goals in a nine-minute stretch in the first half to carry Austin FC past visiting Sporting Kansas City in a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Sebastian Driussi scored with his right foot from close range in the 87th minute and Austin FC pulled off more late-game heroics to earn a 1-0 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo.
Sebastian Driussi scored off an assist from Gyasi Zardes in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time to lift host Austin FC to a wild 4-3 win over the struggling San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a Western Conference game.
Diego Rubio's scored in the 70th minute off an assist from Sebastian Driussi to lift host Austin FC to a 2-1 victory short-handed FC Dallas on Saturday in a Copa Tejas game.
With Dallas, Houston and Austin among the league's biggest markets, winning the Copa Tejas shouldn't just be about state pride. It should be a strong indicator of future league success. Unfortunately, the 2024 Copa isn't meeting that standard.