With the clock ticking down on Orlando City’s No. 5 pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, executive vice president of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi requested a three-minute timeout.
The pause wasn’t a reflection of a sudden change in heart. Virginia forward Daryl Dike had been Orlando City’s top pick from the start. But in the rush of the new draft format, Muzzi wanted to make sure his team took its time to secure one of its final pieces of the offseason.
For Muzzi and his staff, the draft was going to plan. They had expected Robbie Robinson to go first; from there, they had projected centerbacks Jack Maher and Henry Kessler to fall second and third, with Vancouver taking Raposo fourth.