Saturday in The Bronx was a rollercoaster from the jump. Goals, video reviews, red cards, and in the end, redemption for Jesus Medina in the form of a brace off the bench to lead NYCFC to a fifth straight W and the first position in the Eastern Conference.
For The City
The storylines started with Maxime Chanot electing to stay for the match after being called up by the Luxembourg National Team for international duty during the FIFA International Window.
With starting center-back partner Alexander Callens in the Peruvian camp, Big Max stepped up in the standard fashion that NYC supporters have become accustomed to, commanding the defense to engineer a stifling performance after just a third-minute blip on the radar.