Sports Desk: New Mexico United’s Justin Portillo is USL Player of the Week

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Justin Portillo helped New Mexico United safe a pair of wins this final week and in consequence has been honored because the USL Championship’s Participant of the Week. Portillo had a pair of objectives and an help in New Mexico’s 7-0 victory over Phoenix Rising final Tuesday. He adopted that with a long-range purpose in a 2-1 street victory at Indy 11 this previous Saturday.

Portillo additionally accomplished 74 of 83 passes, gained 10 of 14 duels, and created 5 whole possibilities over the 2 matches. After the primary win over Phoenix, Portillo talked about his group’s efficiency on the sector. “The employees, they draw up some nice performs, and so they type of make it simple for me,” stated Portillo. “Typically I simply attempt to put the ball in a sure space. I strive to try this the perfect I can after which we obtained guys that go get it.” New Mexico United is on a three-game win streak and has 5 wins, 2 losses, and 4 ties. New Mexico is at Orange County SC Saturday.

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