Over the past month, D.C. United’s Junior Moreno was away on international duty, playing with Venezuela at the Copa America. It’s a tournament that the Black-and-Red have some history with, as both Steven Birnbaum and Alvaro Saborio participated in the Copa America Centenario, the anniversary edition of the competition. And United’s current head coach, Ben Olsen, played for Bob Bradley’s USA side back in 2007, when the Americans bowed out in the group stage.
But with all due respect to those three, none were quite as pivotal to their side as Moreno was to La Vinotinto in their run to the quarterfinals in this tournament.