Celta Vigo’s three-match winless run was halted on Sunday with American playmaker Luca De La Torre excelling for the visitors at Osasuna.
De La Torre scored one goal and registered one assist in Celta Vigo’s 3-0 road victory on Sunday. The U.S. men’s national team midfielder set up Jorgen Strand Larsen’s opening goal in the 24th minute before doubling Celta Vigo’s lead on the ensuing kickoff for a 2-0 advantage. De La Torre also completed two tackles and won four duels in the match as Celta Vigo rebounded from three-straight defeats in all competitions.
It’s been a positive start to 2024 for De La Torre, who now has three goals and two assists across all competitions this year.
In England, Chris Richards and Crystal Palace suffered a humiliating derby loss at Brighton & Hove Albion. Reggie Cannon and QPR picked up a crucial win over Blackburn Rovers. Josh Sargent scored in Norwich City’s comeback win over Coventry City.
In Italy, Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah both featured for AC Milan.
In France, Emmanuel Sabbi started in Le Havre’s draw with AS Monaco. Folarin Balogun did not dress.
Elsewhere, Taylor Booth registered his first hat trick in FC Utrecht’s home win over FC Volendam. Dante Polvara assisted once in Aberdeen’s draw with Celtic. Mark McKenzie and Genk lost at home in league play. George Bello and LASK suffered Austrian Cup elimination vs. Red Bull Salzburg.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Premier League
Antonee Robinson started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 2-2 draw with Burnley on Saturday.
Tim Ream started and played 90 minutes for Fulham.
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Sheffield United’s 5-0 loss to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 4-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
Gio Reyna came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth on Sunday.
Matt Turner dressed but did not play for Nottingham Forest.
Tyler Adams is OUT (Injury) for AFC Bournemouth.
Luca Koleosho is OUT (Injury) for Burnley.
EFL Championship
Josh Sargent started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Norwich City’s 2-1 win over Coventry City on Saturday.
Haji Wright started and played 90 minutes for Coventry City.
Reggie Cannon started and played 90 minutes in QPR’s 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Duncan McGuire did not dress for Blackburn Rovers.
Lynden Gooch started and plated 57 minutes in Stoke City’s 5-0 loss to Leicester City on Saturday.
Daryl Dike came off the bench and played six minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 1-0 win over Birmingham City on Saturday.
Duane Holmes did not dress in Preston North End’s 3-2 win over Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Ethan Horvath did not dress in Cardiff City’s 1-0 win over Watford on Saturday.
League One
Donovan Pines dressed but did not play in Barnsley’s 1-1 draw with Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Bradford City’s 0-0 draw with AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.
WSL
Mia Fishel came off the bench, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 11 minutes in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Everton on Sunday.
Catarina Macario did not dress for Chelsea.
Emily Fox started and played 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 2-1 loss to West Ham United on Sunday.
Kristie Mewis dressed but did not play for West Ham United.
Germany
Bundesliga
Lennard Maloney started and played 90 minutes in Heidenheim’s 0-0 draw with Borussia Dortmund on Friday.
Jordan Pefok started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 3-1 loss to Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Joe Scally started and played 90 minutes for Borussia Moenchengladbach.
John Brooks started and played 90 minutes in Hoffenheim’s 2-2 draw with Wolfsburg on Sunday.
Kevin Paredes started and played 90 minutes for Wolfsburg.
Brenden Aaronson came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Union Berlin’s 2-0 loss to RB Leipzig on Sunday.
Timmy Chandler did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 2-0 loss to Cologne on Saturday.
2. Bundesliga
Julian Green started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 3-2 loss to St. Pauli on Saturday.
Johan Gomez started and played 67 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 1-0 loss to Schalke on Saturday.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 2-2 draw with Preussen Munster on Sunday.
Italy
Serie A
Christian Pulisic started and played 80 minutes in AC Milan’s 3-2 win over Frosinone on Saturday.
Yunus Musah came off the bench and played four minutes for AC Milan.
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus 1-0 loss to Inter Milan on Sunday.
Tim Weah came off the bench and played 24 minutes for Juventus.
Serie B
Tanner Tessmann, Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 2-1 loss to Parma on Saturday.
Andrija Novakovich came off the bench and played 33 minutes in Lecco’s 1-0 loss to Cremonese on Saturday.
Kristoffer Lund started and played 90 minutes in Palermo’s 3-0 win over Bari on Friday.
Nicholas Gioacchini dressed but did not play in Como’s 1-0 win over Ternana on Saturday.
Spain
La Liga
Luca De La Torre started, scored ONE GOAL, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 87 minutes in Celta Vigo’s 3-0 win over Osasuna on Sunday.
Johnny Cardoso started and played 90 minutes in Real Betis 1-1 draw with Getafe on Sunday.
Segunda Liga
Jonathan Gomez started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in CD Mirandes 3-0 win over Villarreal B on Saturday.
Konrad De La Fuente came off the bench and played eight minutes in Eibar’s 1-1 draw with Racing Ferrol on Sunday.
France
Ligue 1
Emmanuel Sabbi started and plated 87 minutes in Le Havre’s 1-1 draw with AS Monaco on Sunday.
Folarin Balogun did not dress for AS Monaco.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Sergino Dest started and played 89 minutes in PSV’s 1-1 draw with Ajax on Saturday.
Ricardo Pepi, Malik Tillman did not dress for PSV.
Taylor Booth started, scored THREE GOALS, and played 89 minutes in FC Utrecht’s 4-2 win over FC Volendam on Sunday.
Zach Booth started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 80 minutes for FC Volendam.
Anthony Fontana dressed but did not play in PEC Zwolle’s 2-0 win over Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday.
Paxten Aaronson did not dress in Vitesse Arnhem’s 2-0 loss to Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday.
Eerste Divisie
Justin Che started and played 74 minutes in ADO Den Haag’s 3-1 win over Top OSS on Friday.
Scotland
Premiership
Dante Polvara started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 77 minutes in Aberdeen’s 1-1 draw with Celtic on Saturday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers did not dress for Celtic.
Portugal
Liga Portugal
Alex Mendez dressed but did not play in Vizela’s 1-0 loss to Vitoria de Guimaraes on Sunday.
Austria
Cup
George Bello started and played 67 minutes in LASK’s 3-2 loss to Red Bull Salzburg on Friday.
Belgium
Pro League
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Genk’s 1-0 loss to Union St. Gilloise on Saturday.
Gabriel Slonina started, made ONE SAVE, and played 90 minutes in minutes in Eupen’s 1-0 loss to Mechelen on Sunday.
Griffin Yow started and played 65 minutes in Westerlo’s 3-0 loss to OH Leuven on Saturday.
Bryan Reynolds started and played 45 minutes for Westerlo.
Marlon Fossey started and played 84 minutes in Standard Liege’s 2-2 draw with RWD Molenbeek on Saturday.
Croatia
1. HNL
Rokas Pukstas started and played 90 minutes in Hajduk Split’s 1-1 draw with Osijek on Sunday.
Mexico
Liga MX
Brandon Vazquez started and played 83 minutes in Monterrey’s 1-1 draw with Club America on Saturday.
Alex Zendejas started and played 78 minutes for Club America.
Sebastian Saucedo came off the bench and played 20 minutes in FC Juarez’s 2-2 draw with Necaxa on Saturday.
Cade Cowell came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Chivas 2-0 win over Atletico San Luis on Sunday.
NJ guy again stuck in DC,
It was 12 -13 min.
All things being equal, it was a good appearance. A lot of remarkable things can happen in 12 minutes but nothing really did.
These days the narrative around Gio dwells on the extremes. He did not show himself to be the diva shitbag USMNT fans think him to be. He also did not show himself to be the USMNT candidate for the Balon D’or.
What we got was Gio looking pretty comfortable and confident. For 13 minutes.
So nothing bad yet.
Benny made a living of off that golazo against El Tri in the 2007 Gold Cup final. Then he did nothing until the 2010 World Cup, where he was a valuable sub. After that he did nothing of note the rest of his career.
Gio should have a lot more time to do something of note with his career.
Anyone see Gio’s performance?
Tidy 12 mins.
Yeah, good first touches and passing, but nothing out of the ordinary. Bournemouth were pretty aggressive, but Gio did ok, especially for just coming from Dortmund and being plugged into a new team / system.
I posted this in another forum / thread on this site. Probably belonged in this one.
Gio was subbed on at the 78th minute for RW Elanga, but was slotted at the LW. Score was 1-1 at the time of Gio subbing on.
Below are some thoughts on the good, the bad, and the opportunities for improvement, for Gio’s first performance with Nottingham.
I will pre-empt the info below by acknowledging that I have no idea what Gio’s tactical instructions where by the NFFC coaching staff when he was preparing to sub on. The info below are general thoughts and based on the 4-2-3-1 formation.
Bad –
– Off the ball he does not show a good work rate, including not working hard to get goal side. If that continues, EPL teams will pick that up on video analysis and he will be exposed, including when they switch the field of play quickly and counter quickly
– He wants to be on the ball too much. This a problem if he is slotted as a winger
Opportunities for improvement –
– If he is playing on the wing, he must stay wide, unless the outside back is overlapping, and also look to stretch the defense.
– He needs to learn to play better with Gibbs- White…if formation is 4-2-3-1, and Gio is on the wing, he needs to work off the ball to create a passing option for Gibbs- White and / or making incisive runs for Gibbs-White
– When he is floating and “playing as #10,” he needs to look to play positive and / or direct more often, versus just keeping possession.
Good –
– Showed his technical skill and playmaking ability is up to snuff for EPL
– Showed enough to get some time as the #10 in this formation
– Defensively, and on the ball, he showed an above average work rate
From this initial run, there is nothing objective which indicates a reason to be worried about Gio getting injured because he is playing in the EPL, as there were no signs or incidents in this game of him getting kicked.
Thanks for the report. He’s really gotta step up his work rate in the premiership. It’s his for the taking but we’ll see. Worse case he turns out to be a more talented Benny Feilhaber who lets his attitude get in the way of his early 20s.