As if a razor-thin, season-ending Audi MLS Cup Playoffs setback at the hands of their in-state rivals didn’t sting enough, Saturday’s 2-1 loss to FC Cincinnati also hit the Columbus Crew with the cold, hard reality that this was their final matchnight with Darlington Nagbe .

“I am emotional. I am emotional,” said Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy postgame. “It was difficult to talk with the players because obviously, yes, we lost, but during the game I had flashes regarding Darlington, what he did, the person that he is.

"We wanted to go as far as possible, so it was tough. It was tough to tell the team that the season is over, and it was the last game of Darlington.”

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