By Edgardo Avelar
The Mexican forward Alejandro Zendejas He returned to see action with the United States national team at theplay 14 minutes in the 3-2 victory over Senegal in a duel held at Bank of The US Stadium in Charlotte and that gives the coach a break Mauricio Pochettino.
The player who plays for the Águilas entered the 76th minute to replace Sebastian Berhalter, in a duel in which Christian Pulisic, the great star of the Americans, who had not had his best moment recently, but who contributed with a goal, shone again.
The remaining two goals for the North American team were scored by Sergiño Dest and Folarin Balogun in its penultimate test before the 2026 World Cup, just 12 days before its debut against Paraguay, where it is expected that the squad led by Mauricio Pochettino will already have its best version.
The victory calms the anger that existed in the North American fans after the defeats against Belgium (2-5) and Portugal (0-2) in March, on the last FIFA date and where they could not demonstrate their true capacity.
The Argentine coach, in his desire to observe all those called up, used two different teams in each half, where the first eleven came out very concentrated on the field and took the lead in the seventh minute of the game, with a goal from Sergiño Dest who became a nominal striker from the center of Christian Pulisic, to whom Ricardo Pepi had enabled in his raid on the left wing.
The Pulisic-Pepi duet again bore fruit in the 20th minute, this time on the opposite side, when the PSV Eindhoven striker He assisted ‘Captain America’ into space, who avoided the goalkeeper’s exit and scored between his legs.
With 2-0, Senegal took a step forward and closed the gap before the break after a loss by the United States in the center of the field which left Pochettino’s team confused. Habib Diarra drove 30 meters and assisted Sadio Mané, who did not forgive and brought Senegal closer.
The Africans took advantage of the change of players, where the United States only left Sebastian Berhalter, to tie the game with another defensive error, where Miles Robinson lost the ball in an attempt to play on the front line. Nicolas Jackson stood alone against Chris Brady, who came out late, and his shot ended up being pushed into the back of the net by Mané.
The United States, who had had their 3-2 lead disallowed for offside, saw Senegal tie 2-2. With the score tied, the referee disallowed another American goal for a foul inside the area, but in In the 63rd minute, Folarin Balogun, Monaco striker, finished off a cross from Timothy Weah to make it 3-2. definitive.
The Americans will face Germany in the middle of the week and with that they will close their preparation to debut on June 12 against Paraguay. in a duel that is expected to be a litmus test for the Americans by the brave style of the Guaraní.
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