PORTLAND, Ore. — Less than a week after his first day in an Orlando City kit, forward Robinho entered the starting lineup and brought a spark of intensity for the Lions in Providence Park.
Thursday’s game against Portland came exactly one week after the team’s trade with the Columbus Crew for Robinho was announced. He suited up in purple for training for the first time on July 12, and after only three training sessions with his new team, he boarded a plane and headed cross-country to start in his first game for Orlando City.
“It was a dream come true getting here to such a famous team in the MLS and getting to play my first minutes,” Robinho said through a translator.