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Austin FC's Sebastian Driussi cracked the MLS Team of the Week alongside Diego Fagundez after his first goal with the club. (Austin FC/Twitter)
Just three starts in, Austin FC's newest player Sebastian Driussi was named to the MLS' Team of the Week after his first goal with the club in their triumphant 3-1 win over the Portland Timbers.
Driussi, a forward, was placed on the bench for this week's All-Star lineup and was joined by fan favorite Diego Fagundez, who made his debut on the list after his fourth goal with the team. Fagundez, Austin FC's first-ever scorer, now has the second-most goals on the Austin FC roster.
Big performances from the boys! 🙌https://t.co/PkMxKi056y | @Audi#GoalsDriveProgresspic.twitter.com/pbP260M4IL
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 23, 2021
Just three minutes after leading scorer Cecilio Dominguez scored the team's first penalty kick in the 11th minute of play, Fagundez got his own name on the scoreboard with an expertly-placed header to double the lead over the Timbers.
Let's go, @DiegolFagundez! 👏
A much-deserved Team of the Week Honor for our guy. pic.twitter.com/8fi4J7vmMi
— Austin FC (@AustinFC) August 23, 2021
It was Fagundez who then helped Driussi make his scoring debut in the 29th minute of play as he tallied an assist in the match.
Only 30 minutes in and already up by 3! Squad's feeling it tonight. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/BvbmPmbBlc
— Austin FC (@AustinFC) August 22, 2021
The two contributed to Austin's biggest triumph since their last run-in with Portland on July 1, when the team made their scoring debut at home with a 4-1 victory over the Timbers. The match put an end three-match losing streak and helped move Austin FC up, albeit slightly, to tie with the Houston Dynamo at the bottom of the Western Conference.
Other Austin FC players that have graced the Team of the Week roster include keeper Brad Stuver (3 appearances), Dominguez (2), Captain Alex Ring (2), center back Matt Besler and DP Tomas Pochettino.
The club will look to get more players on the list as rival FC Dallas comes to town at 7 p.m. on Sunday.
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(Tesla)
Giga Texas, the massive Tesla factory in southeast Travis County is getting even bigger.
The company filed with the city of Austin this week to expand its headquarters with a new 500,000-square-foot building. The permit application notes “GA 2 and 3 expansion,” which indicates the company will make two general assembly lines in the building.
More details about the plans for the building are unclear. The gigafactory has been focused on Model Y production since it opened in April, but the company is also aiming for Cybertruck production to kick off in mid-2023.
While there is room for expansion on the 3.3 square miles of land Tesla has, this move comes after CEO Elon Musk’s recent comments about the state of the economy and its impact on Tesla.
In a May interview with Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, Musk said the gigafactories in Berlin and Austin are “gigantic money furnaces” and said Giga Texas had manufactured only a small number of cars.
And in June, Musk sent a company wide email saying Tesla will be reducing salaried headcount by 10%, then later tweeted salaried headcount should be fairly flat.
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(Dullnig Ranch Sales)
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