'He's bailed us out so many times': Austin FC enjoys its late, latest Copa Tejas win
Sebastián Driussi allowed Austin FC to take all three points in Wednesday night's contest. But another Verde All-Star player also had a solid performance.
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Sebastián Driussi allowed Austin FC to take all three points in Wednesday night's contest. But another Verde All-Star player also had a solid performance.
A late goal from Sebastián Driussi on a corner kick allowed Austin FC to get its second 1-0 victory over Houston in the space of a month.
In a Wednesday announcement at Antone's, MLS Commissioner Don Garber confirmed the 2025 MLS All-Stars will face an opponent of some kind in Austin.
Josh Wolff and Dani Pereira didn't make excuses for Sebastian Driussi after Saturday's match, but pointed out all he does bring to the team.
In the teams' second 2024 matchup, FC Dallas got the best of Austin FC, getting goals from Petar Musa and Jesus Ferreira to lead the way.
Back so soon? We talk to one of our favorite people covering FC Dallas about the Texas rivals' second matchup in six weeks.
An away match against FC Dallas on Saturday, followed by a home match against the Dynamo on Wednesday, could settle the all-Texas MLS trophy.
As a Verde fan, you should be really happy with 16 points from 11 matches. According to one metric beloved by stats heads, it should be about half that.
Two months ago, Verde went to the Pacific Northwest and got horribly outshot, but escaped the match with a draw. Does context makes Saturday's déjà vu result better?
No goals definitely didn't mean no action between Vancouver and Verde on Saturday, though most of the shots belonged to the hosts.
Josh Wolff and Diego Rubio spoke to media prior to Saturday night's tilt with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Austin FC is winless against them in Canada.
Could it be that Verde's better when it doesn't have a lot of the ball? It's still unclear, but some fascinating trendlines are emerging.