Castrol Index Weekly Top 20: Alvaro Saborio's role in comeback win lead way in Week 9

Saborio, Plata for Castrol

In a week with no draws, it took a remarkable late comeback to pace the pack in the Castrol Index Weekly Top 20.


The two attackers for Real Salt Lake who led the charge in their come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Chicago Fire in Week 9, Álvaro Saborío and Joao Plata, lead the Castrol Index as the week's top performers.


Saborio, who scored the equalizer and assisted on the gamewinner, earned top honors, while Plata, who scored two goals, including the winner, finished right behind his strike partner.


New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles (No. 3), who saved a penalty in his team's 1-0 road win over FC Dallas, is in the Top 5 for the third week running, while another player who scored late to push his team to victory, Chad Marshall of the Seattle Sounders, ranked No. 4 for the week.


Chicago's Mike Magee, on the wrong side of RSL's comeback, had a goal in the loss and earned the No. 5 spot.


See how players collect points in the Castrol methodology.


Castrol Index Week 9 Top 20 Performers

Rank
Player
Position
Team
Minutes
Opponent
Points
1
Álvaro Saborío
Forward
Real Salt Lake
90
Chicago Fire
1,927
2
Joao Plata
Forward
Real Salt Lake
90
Chicago Fire
1,841
3
Luis Robles
Goalkeeper
New York Red Bulls
90
FC Dallas
1,492
4
Chad Marshall
Defender
Seattle Sounders
90
Philadelphia Union
1,394
5
Mike Magee
Forward
Chicago Fire
85
Real Salt Lake
1,345
6
Gastón Fernández
Forward
Portland Timbers
90
D.C. United
1,324
7
Clint Irwin
Goalkeeper
Colorado Rapids
90
LA Galaxy
1,106
8
Raúl Fernández
Goalkeeper
FC Dallas
90
New York Red Bulls
1,032
9
Eric Kronberg
Defender
Sporting Kansas City
90
Columbus Crew
1,023
10
Chris Wondolowski
Forward
San Jose Earthquakes
90
Vancouver Whitecaps
1,017
11
Mamadou "Futty" Danso
Defender
Portland Timbers
90
D.C. United
1,005
12
Juan Luis Anangonó
Forward
Chicago Fire
90
Real Salt Lake
965
13
Bradley Wright-Phillips
Forward
New York Red Bulls
90
FC Dallas
940
14
Jacob Peterson
Forward
Sporting Kansas City
60
Columbus Crew
930
15
Diego Valeri
Midfielder
Portland Timbers
90
D.C. United
870
16
Seth Sinovic
Defender
Sporting Kansas City
90
Columbus Crew
844
17
Drew Moor
Defender
Colorado Rapids
90
LA Galaxy
825
18
Obafemi Martins
Forward
Seattle Sounders
88
Philadelphia Union
814
19
Stefan Ishizaki
Midfielder
LA Galaxy
69
Colorado Rapids
787
20
Brad Davis
Midfielder
Houston Dynamo
85
Chivas USA
782