The Gold Cup just concluded with the selection of USA Taking out a runner -up despite playing with an alternate team, without its main European figures that did not attend the call of the tournament because it was not FIFA date.
That is why the Argentine coach, Mauricio Pochettino, echoed several new young figures to face the tournament. And if you have to talk about a rising figure, that is Mexico American Diego Lunathat practically ended up stealing the show.
With Latin features, a blond dye, several tattoos and a rockstar personality the striker who two seasons ago played at the USL won general attention mainly from the goals that meant victories for the United States in direct elimination round in front of Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Even Luna was the King of Memes in the tournament. He took it with humor and said that despite his appearance ‘is and has always been an American more.’ He confirmed that his parents are Mexican and that although he likes Aztec culture, the United States shirt defends to death.
The irony of the case is that at a difficult stage in the country when immigrants in the United States are most questioned, the goals with Mexican seal arrived to endorse the team’s performance, when it seemed that the panorama was complicated for Pochettino.
And it was not only well received by the fans, but by historical bars and stars such as Landon Donovan, who said that Luna’s presence was the most important discovery of the tournament, mainly because until recently he played away from the MLS, in the Locomotive step.
Luna has also opened the discussion if instead of fighting the position of favorite Christian Pulisic, the way in which the two can play in the same scheme should be devised.
Baptized in honor of the actor Diego Luna -protagonist of films like ‘And your mother also -, this boy is as Mexican by inheritance and as an American by decision.
