News about Luciano Acosta

After parting ways with Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, DeAndre Yedlin joked that 'there's another unique Argentinean 10' in Cincinnati. On Monday, the defender was traded to FC Cincinnati for $172,799 in GC Allocation Money, bringing an end to his two-year with the club. According to 90min USA, Yedlin extended the kudo to his new teammate Luciano Acosta in his first press conference the following day.

Lucho Acosta has voted for the 2023 Major League Soccer MVP ballot, defeating countrymen Lionel Messi and Thiago Almada for the honor. With 18 goals and 12 assists to his name, the FC Cincinnati midfielder has had a fruitful season, and he may yet help his team win the MLS Cup. Acosta gained 67% of the votes, defeating Denis Bouanga (14.9 percent) and Thiago Almada (6.4%) in a snap.

Despite losing by 2-1 at the hands of the New York Red Bulls, FC Cincinnati lifted the Supporters' Shield trophy on Wednesday. When Cincinnati defeated Toronto FC in their last game to record the best regular season record in the entire league (19-5-8). The trophy raiser will also guarantee that the Orange and Blues receive the top seed in the MLS playoffs and that they maintain home field advantage throughout the season.

Messi madness showed no signs of slowing down on Wednesday night as Inter Miami continued to play as it began; with a penalty shootout win. Inter Miami had won its first trophy in the Leagues Cup final Saturday night, but David Beckham's side kept the hopes of winning a second with a penalty shootout victory over FC Cincinnati in the US Open Cup semifinals. Until Brandon Vazquez doubled the lead minutes into the second half, Luciano Acosta opened the scoring for the MLS leaders.

ISABEL BALDWIN AT RED BULL ARENA: FC FC Cincinnati showed why it belongs in the league by winning its third game in a row, but not without challenges. Cincinnati was playing its fifth game without forward Brandon Vazquez, and it was evidently lacking the clinical finishing that he had shown for the US in recent weeks as it delayed their 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night. Cincinnati, who were 1-0 down in the first half, struggled to find the right timing until being bailed out by VAR and a last-gasp scrappy winner.

FC RED BULLS 1-2 CINCINNATI: Following a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls, FC Cincinnati has advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The fifth seed was able to win on the road twice in the final 16 minutes to erase an initial 1-0 deficit. Cincinnati fell behind on 48 minutes due to a Lewis Morgan screamer, but the city regained parity with a 74th minute foul by Luciano Acosta, just days before Brandon Vazquez scored four minutes before adding time.