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LOOK AT US. HEY, LOOK AT US. HUNOU? NOT ME: It’s not hard to surmise where the focus of most Minnesota United fans will be for this game. Following paperwork for visas and a quarantine period after entering the country, two exciting new signings are ready to join the team on the pitch. Forward Adrien Hunou joins Minnesota as a Designated Player from Stade Rennais in France’s Ligue 1. The 27-year-old was a homegrown player for Rennes and a fan favorite and promises to bring quality both as a finisher and as the first defender in Head Coach Adrian Heath’s pressing scheme. He’ll be joined by the third Argentine to join the team in the last year, Franco Fragapane. The left winger comes from Talleres in Argentina’s Primera Division, a club based in Cordoba, where both midfielder Emanuel Reynoso and forward Ramon Abila hail from. After stumbling out of the blocks to start the season, the Loons have now posted back-to-back shutouts on the strength of a more cohesive defense and just enough offense. The hope is clearly that Hunou and Fragapane can give the attack the kind of boost that can make one goal games into two or three goal games.

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