Yesterday came the debut of Steve Nash in the midfield of the Como 1907, in the Lombardy team’s first game at The Soccer Tournament in the United States. The former NBA star, who is now 49 years old, plowed the grass in the match against the Wrexham Red Dragons, which Como lost 3-2, however, despite an early 2-0 lead.
To open the scoring was young Marco Tremolada on a splendid assist from Patrick Cutrone: the class of 2004 then also signed the double by skipping the goalkeeper.
COMO 1907 take the lead in the first minute!
Marco Tremolada finishes from a clever Patrick Cutrone assist.
Amazing atmosphere right now, tune in on @peacock pic.twitter.com/pIhSp1NMo0
– TST (@TST7v7) June 1, 2023
COMO 1907 GET A SECOND GOAL!@Como_1907 lead 2-0 over @Wrexham_AFC
Target Score Time now, first to 3 goals wins!
Tune in on @peacock pic.twitter.com/lkE2uriedg
– TST (@TST7v7) June 1, 2023
However, the rules of this 7vs7 tournament are very peculiar and very American: at the end of two halves of 20′ each, the Target Score Time. This means that basically the stopwatch is eliminated and the team that first reaches the number of goals of the team ahead at that time, plus one, wins. To make it simple: Como was ahead 2-0, so in Target Score Time the first team to reach 3 goals won. To Como’s misfortune, it was the Red Dragons who with an incredible comeback overturned the result. Como fared better in the second game (which Nash did not play): a 6-3 victory over Say Word FC.
What about Steve Nash? As mentioned, the Canadian made his debut in the first match, immediately showing some class in passing, despite having been a basketball player in life. Also in the stands to watch the match was Chris Paul, among the organizers of the tournament that puts up $1 million for the winning team.
HOW ABOUT THE VISION FROM STEVE NASH!
49 year old Steve Nash looking right at home within the @Como_1907 squad.
Tune in on @peacock pic.twitter.com/i1eAmyeeaC
– TST (@TST7v7) June 1, 2023
As stated by himself on Como channels, this will be Nash’s only game in The Soccer Tournament..
Milan, Italy. A graduate in Labor Management and Communication for Organizations from Catholic University, I founded BasketUniverso in 2011. Yes, I root for Orlando Magic and do my best not to hide it.
