The U.S. Open Cup has been a disaster for Orlando City over the past two seasons. Both in 2016 and 2017, the Lions were knocked out of the tournament after being defeated at home by two NASL sides, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Miami FC, respectively.
The setback against the Strikers, though, brought Orlando’s attention to Brazilian fullback Victor “PC” Giro, who scored the game-winning goal for the visitors that night and was signed by the Lions a few months later.
Could the same happen to Stefano Pinho, another Brazilian, who scored a hat trick in Miami FC’s 3-1 win over Orlando?