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Amanda Langell

Diego Luna Shines Bright: Takeaways From USMNT’s Gold Cup Victory vs. Guatemala

Diego Luna (left) came up huge for the USMNT against Guatemala. | Scott Rovak-Imagn Images

Diego Luna’s first-half brace against Guatemala led the U.S. men’s national team to the Gold Cup final.

The USMNT started fast against Guatemala in the Gold Cup semifinals, going up 2–0 within the span of 15 minutes. Luna buried a close-range rebound just four minutes in the fixture and then followed up his opener with a spectacular solo-goal, beating out one defender with a clever stepover before rifling home a right-footed strike from the top of the box.

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