CHESTER — What looks on paper like the low point in Bruno Damiani’s first season as a member of the Philadelphia Union was just another day in the life of a striker, albeit shaded toward the rough side of the spectrum.

What one could trace as the redemption arc a month later, Damiani waves away as a goal that had he not scored it, Tai Baribo would have from a yard behind him.

Freed of narrative embellishment, here’s what is true:

Damiani, the club’s record signing in February, has seven goals, a general underperformance of strong underlying stats. But in the last four games, Damiani has three goals, all of them game-winners, two in 1-0 decisions, the third arguably against the run of play for the opener to tilt what would become a 6-0 win over D.C. United.

Those nine monumental points

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