Thiago Almada can’t stop scoring.

Almada, who has four goals and four assists in Atlanta United’s first four games, scored his first goal for Argentina in Thursday’s match against Panama.

Almada, who came on as a second-half sub, scored on a putback of a Lionel Messi free kick in the 78th minute to give Argentina a 2-0 lead.

Almada became the first MLS player to score for Argentina’s national team. Almada was also part of Argentina’s World Cup winning squad. He made one appearance in the tournament. He has four appearances for Argentina.

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