According to reports, Captain America, aka nitr0 is set to return to Valorant after a brief period of mixed results as the skipper for Team Liquid’s CS team. He will take on the IGL duties for M80 as the 2024 Valorant season approaches.
Unlike his second stint with CS, Canella enjoyed a successful Valorant career during his time in 100 Thieves. He put together a very competitive team that produced impressive results and was always a favourite to win championships. nitr0’s strength is his playstyle to fit in with star players and an in-depth knowledge of the North American scene that can help take M80 to the top.
M80 enjoyed a fair 2023 winning both the Mid-Season Invitational as well as playoffs, but failed to push it over the line on several occasions. nitr0 comes into the team, hoping to shape them as a side that walks into tournaments as favourites after the departure of some of their players who formed the foundation of the team, namely Mohamed “johnqt” Amine Ouarid and Daniel “eeiu” Vucenovic.
Fans have raised concern over the loss of firepower with nitr0’s addition but individual performance can be overlooked when choosing an IGL. M80 miseries lie with inconsistency and nitr0 is an experienced veteran who is capable of bringing structure to a team with solid fundamentals that will establish their playstyle to take on the big dogs of the scene.
M80 will line up as:
- Alexander “zander” Dituri
- Marc-Andre “NiSMO” Tayar
- Gianfranco “koalanoob” Potestio
- Nick “nitr0” Cannella
- Brendan “BcJ” Jensen
- Vincent “Happy” Schopenhauer (Head coach)
- “GUNTER” (Coach)
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