VANCOUVER, B.C. — When Vancouver Whitecaps FC striker Lucas Cavallini made the move back to Canada at the start of this year, little could he have expected a few months later he would be isolated with his family in their new home, apart from his new teammates, and unable to play the game he loves.
Cavallini returned to his home country after leaving as a 16-year-old, carving out an 11-year career in Uruguay and Mexico before signing an MLS deal with the 'Caps back in December.
His wife and three young children made the move to Vancouver in January, and although many of the aspects and mechanics of living in Canada are still new and strange for the Cavallinis, at a time like this, where the world is disrupted by a global pandemic, there's certainly no place he'd rather be than home.