Leo Afonso Named to MLS Team of the Matchday

Inter Miami CF forward Leo Afonso has been named to the MLS Team of the Matchday presented by Audi for Week 20. Afonso scored the match-winning goal in the 1-2 victory at the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night. The Brazilian-American’s strike in the dying moments to seal three crucial away points for the Herons earned him his first-ever appearance in the MLS Team of the Matchday.

This is Afonso’s second goal of the MLS regular season since joining the Club's First Team in April, after scoring his first goal against the Colorado Rapids back in April in a 2-2 draw.

Against the Union, Afonso proved to be decisive, scoring the winner dramatically after Inter Miami was reduced to nine men in the closing stages of the second half. Following a corner by Philadelphia, the young Academy product, who was substituted in the 90 +1’ minute, received a long ball from midfielder Yannick Bright, beat his markers on the counter, and finished with ease past the Philadelphia keeper.