Team of the Matchday: FC Cincinnati's Luciano Acosta shows MVP credentials
FC Cincinnati are the first Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs-bound team, giving them prime real estate in the Team of the Matchday presented by Audi for Matchday 29.
ACQUIRED: On July 29, 2021 via full transfer from Colombia's Categoría Primera A side América de Cali. Moreno signed through the 2025 season and occupies an international and U22 Initiative roster slot.
2023: Tallied sixth assist on June 21 against Chicago... Registered an assist in a third straight match on May 14 against Vancouver... Recorded a fourth assist on May 6 against ATX... Tallied the game-winning assist on April 29 at STL... Tallied two assists against Seattle on April 15.
2022: Played every match in the 2022 campaign... Tallied a team-best 22 points... Scored his first career brace in a 2-1 win vs. HOU on June 29 at Providence Park.
2021: Scored his first MLS career goal vs. Real Salt Lake on Dec. 4... Recorded his third assist and second start against San Jose on Oct. 27... Made his first start on Oct. 23 vs. Colorado... Recorded his first career assist vs. RSL on Sept. 25... Made his MLS debut as a late game substitute on Aug. 29 against Seattle... Came on as a second-half sub vs. Houston on Sept. 3 logging seven minutes...
CAREER: Made 26 appearances across all competitions for América de Cali, featuring in the Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores tournaments... Scored in back-to-back matches in Copa Libertadores, against Atlético Mineiro (May 13) and Deportivo La Guaira (May 19), totaling a team-best six goals across all competitions in 2021.
Recorded three goals and two assists for América de Cali... Scored in the first leg of the Categoría Primera A championship against Independiente Sante Fe on December 21, 2020, and helped the club to their second consecutive league title.
In 2019 appeared in 11 matches, logging one goal and one assist in Liga Dimayor play.