Lionel Messi wasn’t playing but the “Medford Messi” Brenden Aaronson showed up with a late game winner to lead Red Bull Salzburg to a 2-1 win over Barcelona in a friendly on Wednesday evening in Austria.
The 20-year-old Aaronson is entering his second season with Red Bull Salzburg after his transfer to the Austrian club in January. He’s scored 7 times in 28 appearances for Salzburg, equaling his total goal output over two seasons with the Philadelphia Union in 57 appearances.
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Amidst swirling transfer rumors and news of him no longer training with the Philadelphia Union, Jamiro Monteiro was in Upper Darby on Tuesday night with a wide smile on his face talking and playing with kids from The SWAG program.