Giovinco's 3 goals set club record, Toronto FC beats Orlando 4-1
TORONTO - Sebastian Giovinco scored three goals to take the MLS lead and break Toronto FC's single-season record, leading the Canadian team to a 4-1 victory over Orlando City on Wednesday night.
The 5-foot-4 Italian known as the Atomic Ant has 16 goals this season, one more than Columbus' Kei Kamara. Giovinco broke the Toronto season record of 15 set by Dwayne De Rosario in 2010.
"I'm very happy to break the record but the goal is to make the playoffs," Giovinco said after the game.
With 10 assists, Giovinco has been directly involved in 26 of Toronto's 36 goals this season.
Vanney on Giovinco: "It's special every time we get to see him play." #TFCLive pic.twitter.com/pGwzp5jd8y
— Toronto FC (@torontofc) August 6, 2015
Collen Warner also scored for Toronto (9-8-4).
Luke Boden scored for expansion Orlando (7-10-6).
- With files from theScore.