Sporting KC’s red-hot attacking trio nets MLS Team of the Week honors

What a weekend it was for Sporting Kansas City’s front line.

Krisztian Nemeth stormed to a hat-trick, Johnny Russell bagged a brace and Gerso Fernandes assisted twice as Sporting landed haymaker after haymaker in a 7-1 win over the Montreal Impact on Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park.

All three forwards received MLS Team of the Week honors for their performances on Monday, with Nemeth and Gerso among the starting XI and Russell on the bench.

Nemeth, who became the eighth hat-trick hero in Sporting’s regular season history, now has eight goals in seven appearances this season across all competitions. The Hungarian marked his 50th career appearance for the club with his 23rd, 24th and 25th goals…