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Nuno Coelho is the unlikely hero as Sporting KC snag "big points" in Seattle

Sporting Kansas City’s new center back, it turns out, has some attacking chops.

Nuno Andre Coelho – the Portuguese defender brought in this offseason to inject some veteran pedigree into SKC’s backline – scored the game-deciding goal in the 73rd minute of his MLS debut against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday, helping his team earn a 1-0, season-opening road victoryat CenturyLink Field.

Overall, it wasn't a bad first impression by Coelho on the likes of Sporting KC head coach Peter Vermes.

“[Coelho] has actually done that since he’s been with us a little,” Vermes said. “He likes to go forward, which is a good thing.