FRISCO, Texas – It’s been three years since he was last here; three years since Lucas Melano crafted a memory Portland Timbers fans have shown they will forever cherish. They showed as much as the attacker, back from his Argentine loans, returned to Providence Park this summer, rejoining his MLS team to an appreciative ovation when he entered as a substitute in the 82nd minute on Aug. 29 against Toronto FC.
That memory cast him in Texas, at the same complex he was training at on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s Audi MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Round matchup against FC Dallas (6:30pm PT, ROOT SPORTS | Match presented by Spirit Mountain Casino).