FC Dallas: New striker Freddy Vargas bids on stardom

Deportivo Lara's player Freddy Vargas celebrates after scoring against Emelec during the Copa Libertadores football match between Venezuela's Deportivo Lara and Ecuador's Emelec at George Capwell stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador on April 11, 2019. (Photo by Ariel Ochoa / AFP) (Photo credit should read ARIEL OCHOA/AFP via Getty Images)

FC Dallas scouts were convinced forward Freddy Vargas would contribute this season. But they didn’t figure he’d push this hard so soon.

Scouts figured forward Freddy Vargas could fill in some for two departing left-wingers – Santiago Mosquera and Fafa Picault. That’s not a tall order, as those two FC Dallas strikers cumulatively played 30 games, starting only 15.

But…