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Hernan Lopez isn't Maradona. He is exactly what the San Jose Earthquakes need

Hernan Lopez isn't Maradona. He is exactly what the San Jose Earthquakes need

Hernan Lopez, the $6 million Argentinian wonderkid from storied club River Plate, made his anticipated debut for San Jose at the start of the second half against LAFC. Anyone expecting highlights that recalled the legendary moments his great-uncle Diego Maradona produced in the 1980s probably left Saturday's match at Levi's Stadium disappointed. There were no weaving runs, where defenders and their broken ankles were strewn across Levi's Stadium's grass. No thunderbolt goals that whistled past LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.