Montreal Impact’s Unlikely Hero is Stepping Up at the Right Time

With star striker, Didier Drogba, out for the Montreal Impact, an unlikely hero in Matteo Mancosu has led the team to a surprising start in the postseason.

When the Montreal Impact made a loan move for Matteo Mancosu earlier this season, no one thought he would be their hero in the playoffs. With Didier Drogba out of the team picture, the Italy international has stepped up his game. He is the unlikely hero that may lead this club to a deep run in the postseason.

Mancosu has scored three goals in Montreal’s first two playoff games. In their first game on the road, he scored two goals and recorded one assist against D.C. United in a game Montreal won 4-2. He backed up that performance with an…