Federico Higuain returns for another year with Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC locked in a key part for next season, a savvy veteran that fans are well familiar with. Federico Higuain will return for a seventh season with the team for the 2018 season.

Details of Higuain’s new contract were not disclosed, but Pipa will continue to be a Designated Player.

At 32, Higuain has had a career resurgence in 2017 after his injury-shortened 2016 season. He’s tallied nine goals and a career high 11 assists this season despite missing eight games. Since returning to the lineup on August 23rd against the LA Galaxy, Higuain has six assists in six matches, a 4-0-2 over that stretch for the Black & Gold. Overall, Crew SC is 12-9-3 in the games Higuain’s played this…