Artur celebrates first professional title with the Crew

Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWhen the final whistle blew following the Columbus Crew’s 3-0 victory against the Seattle Sounders at the MLS Cup Final on Saturday, star midfielder Lucas Zelarayan told head coach Caleb Porter that the decision of joining the Black & Gold and Major League Soccer had changed his life.

Those nice words could very well have come out of the mouth of another Crew midfielder.

When he arrived in Columbus at the beginning of 2017, Artur was just a month ahead of his 21st birthday and had only four matches of professional experience under his belt with Brazilian side Sao Paulo Futebol Clube. Nearly four years later, the 24-year-old Brazilian finds…