Lucas Zelarayan is special. How special is the Columbus Crew playmaker? So special that after last Saturday’s 2-1 win at New York City FC, head coach Caleb Porter compared Zelarayan to former New York Yankees legend, Babe Ruth.
Okay, to be fair, Porter compared Zelarayan’s game-winning free kick goal in stoppage time to Ruth appearing to call his shot by pointing into the stands before hitting a home run in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series.
“When you look at the second goal, you knew where he was shooting it.