Forgotten Celtic loanee Marco Tilio put in a standout performance as Melbourne City defeated Sydney FC 3-2 early this morning.
The winger moved back to his homeland on a temporary basis last year after his first few months in Glasgow's east end didn't go to plan.
Similarly, Tilio suffered several injuries after his Aussie return, although in recent weeks, he has found his feet.
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Indeed, the 23-year-old provided two sublime assists as his Melbourne side won 3-2 away at Sydney today.
Tilio helped give his side an early lead with a pinpoint cross, which was slammed home by Medin Memeti:
This assist 🤤🤤🤤 What a 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 cross from Marco Tilio! Medin Memeti couldn’t miss with service like that - @MelbourneCity hit the front early ⚡️ Watch #SYDvMCY live NOW on Paramount+ and 10 Bold 📺 pic.twitter.com/PJedx677hk
— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) March 29, 2025
Although Sydney soon levelled, Tilio proved his creative spark once again, this time playing in Max Caputo, who did the rest:
Tilio with some magic 🪄 Caputo coolly finishes it 😮💨@10FootballAU | #SYDvMCY | 🔵 2-2 🩵 pic.twitter.com/gyPlezmOSs
— Melbourne City FC (@MelbourneCity) March 29, 2025
Tilio was given FotMob's Player of the Match award for his striking display. He also completed the most dribbles in the match.
Called up by Australia's senior team for the most recent international break, Tilio has now contributed to four goals in his last five Melbourne appearances.
The attacker is due back at Celtic at the season's end and is contracted at the club until the summer of 2028.
"It’s been a really, really hard transition for him," Brendan Rodgers said after Tilio initially swapped Australia for Parkhead.
"The intensity of the game is totally different to what he is used to, so it’s been a challenge for him in training.
"I am not in any big rush for Marco."
