Two Columbus Crew SC defenders, center back Lalas Abubakar and left back Milton Valenzuela, were named to the MLS Team of the Week the league announced on Monday. Both Abubakar and Valenzuela played a major part in Crew SC’s 0-0 draw with the Seattle Sounders on the road on Saturday afternoon.
Heading into a busy week, Columbus head coach Gregg Berhalter chose to rotate his lineup on Saturday, but both Abubakar and Valenzuela played from the start. Not long into the game however, the tactics were quickly flipped as Black & Gold winger Pedro Santos was shown a red card after only 15 minutes.