Team of the Week presented by Audi: Darwin Quintero sparkles in Week 30

Two teams had a very good Week 30 of the 2018 MLS regular season, and that was apparent in the Team of the Week presented by Audi.

Both Atlanta United and Philadelphia Union won two games during the week, and both teams have two players each in the Team of the Week XI, with Atlanta placing two more players in the 18, and the Union’s head coach getting a nod as well.

Audi Player Index Spotlight

This week’s spotlight player is Minnesota United FC attacker Darwin Quintero, who had two assists in a 3-2 home win against the Portland Timbers on Saturday. That performance garnered him the Audi Player Index Performance of the Week, after he racked up 1,393 points, best in MLS.

Quintero had a 50 percent accuracy rate in the game, hit the goalpost once, made four key passes, and completed 50 percent of his take-ons.

Team of the Week: Romario Ibarra (MIN), Ola Kamara (LA), Jay Simpson (PHI), Miguel Almiron (ATL), Darwin Quintero (MIN), Federico Higuain (CLB), Maxi Urruti (DAL), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC), Auston Trusty (PHI), Julian Gressel (ATL), John McCarthy (PHI)

Coach: Jim Curtin (PHI)

Bench: Nick Rimando (RSL), Jonathan Spector (ORL), Andy Polo (POR), Niko Hansen (CLB), Hector Villalba (ATL), Bradley Wright-Phillips (RBNY), Josef Martinez (ATL)

For more information about the Audi Player Index, visit mlssoccer.com/audi.

The Team of the Week presented by Audi is voted on by the MLSsoccer.com editorial staff.

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