An up-and-down first season in Portland ended with Lucas Melano helping the Timbers win an MLS Cup. That success has Melano poised for a big year.
When Lucas Melano took the field in Frisco, Texas, last November, he entered with the task of helping close out the match that would send the Portland Timbers to the MLS Cup final. He not only helped his side run out the clock, he put FC Dallas away for good with a stoppage-time goal just two minutes after entering the match.
A week later, Melano was busy serving up a perfect cross to Rodney Wallace for the opening goal in an MLS Cup final triumph that will never be forgotten in Portland.