Cristian Olivera scored two goals as LAFC defeated the Las Vegas Lights to advance to the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.
When Gian Neglia took over as sporting director of the Las Vegas Lights in February, the team had no coach, no players and no employees on the soccer side.
Early season disappointments put the Argentinian coach on the hot seat, but a resurgent Lionel Messi has shown the value of experience
Messi needed just 33 minutes to do things that no MLS player had ever done in a full game, and that Messi had never done in his career.