Following one of the wildest penalty shootouts anyone who follows the sport has ever seen, the save heard ‘round the world by defender Rodrigo Schlegel off the foot of NYCFC defender Gudmundur Thórainsson took Twitter by storm, as the emergency goalkeeper helped send the Lions through to the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs.
MLS Twitter alone had a plethora of reactions:
Defender or goalkeeper? Rodrigo Schlegel can do it all. pic.twitter.com/4RPoQRio8z
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) November 21, 2020
— Matthew Doyle (@MattDoyle76) November 21, 2020
Statue of @RodriSchlegel in Orlando being commissioned in 3.