Weston McKennie endured a tough international window with the U.S. men’s national team but delivered a positive return back to club action with Juventus on Saturday.
McKennie played 90 minutes in the Bianconeri’s 1-0 Serie A victory over Genoa. The USMNT midfielder showed positive moments throughout the match, winning seven duels, making four defensive recoveries, and drawing one foul.
Kenan Yildiz’s first half goal proved to be enough for Juventus despite them letting Genoa hang around for most of the match.
Fellow USMNT teammate Tim Weah featured off of the bench in the second half as Juventus moved to fifth place in the league table. McKennie has now made 36 appearances across all competitions this season.
Juventus will continue league play on April 6 at AS Roma.
In England, Josh Sargent and Brenden Aaronson both scored in EFL Championship play. Chris Richards and Crystal Palace advanced to the FA Cup semifinals.
In Spain, Johnny Cardoso scored his third goal of the season for Real Betis.
In Germany, Joe Scally started in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s Bundesliga win over RB Leipzig. Gio Reyna did not feature for Borussia Dortmund.
In France, Mark McKenzie and Tanner Tessmann both suffered league defeats. Crystal Dunn scored twice for PSG.
Elsewhere, Alex Zendejas and Cade Cowell both started in Liga MX play. Jonathan Tomkinson and Ross County lost at home to Dundee United. Cameron Carter-Vickers and Celtic picked up three points at home. Sergino Dest started but PSV lost at home to rivals Ajax. Paxten Aaronson and FC Utrecht earned a home win. Lily Yohannes scored twice for Ajax’s women’s side.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
FA Cup
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 3-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.
Matt Turner dressed but did not play for Crystal Palace.
Antonee Robinson started and played 71 minutes for Fulham.
Tyler Adams started and played 90 minutes in Bournemouth’s 2-1 loss to Manchester City on Sunday.
Championship
Josh Sargent started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Norwich City’s 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Daryl Dike dressed but did not play for West Bromwich Albion.
Ethan Horvath started, made ONE SAVE, and played 90 minutes in Cardiff City’s 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Brenden Aaronson started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 73 minutes in Leeds United’s 2-2 draw with Swansea City on Saturday.
Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 2-1 win over Oxford United on Saturday.
Caleb Wiley started and played 90 minutes in Watford’s 0-0 draw with Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.
Haji Wright started and played 77 minutes in Coventry City’s 3-1 loss to Sheffield United on Friday.
Lynden Gooch dressed but did not play in Stoke City’s 3-1 win over QPR on Saturday.
League One
Donovan Pines dressed but did not play in Barnsley’s 1-1 draw with Wigan Athletic on Saturday.
WSL
Emily Fox started and played 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Phallon Tullis-Joyce started, made ONE SAVE, and played 90 minutes in Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Everton on Sunday.
Catarina Macario started and played 90 minutes in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with West Ham United on Sunday.
Mia Fishel came off the bench and played 23 minutes for Chelsea.
Naomi Girma is OUT (Injury) for Chelsea.
Germany
Bundesliga
Joe Scally started and played 71 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 1-0 win over RB Leipzig on Saturday.
Gio Reyna dressed but did not play in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-1 win over Mainz on Sunday.
Lennard Maloney dressed but did not play for Mainz.
Cole Campbell did not dress for Borussia Dortmund.
John Tolkin dressed but did not play in Holstein Kiel’s 3-0 loss to Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Noahkai Banks dressed but did not play in Augsburg’s 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Timmy Chandler did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 1-0 win over Stuttgart on Saturday.
Kevin Paredes dressed but did not play in Wolfsburg’s 1-0 loss to Heidenheim on Sunday.
James Sands is OUT (Injury) for St. Pauli.
2. Bundesliga
Maximilian Dietz started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 3-3 draw with Schalke on Sunday.
Julian Green did not dress for Furth.
Johan Gomez started and played 89 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 1-1 draw with Preussen Munster on Sunday.
Damion Downs did not dress in Cologne’s 2-1 win over Paderborn on Saturday.
John Brooks is OUT (Injury) for Hertha Berlin.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd did not dress in Waldhof Mannheim’s 0-0 draw with Borussia Dortmund II on Saturday.
Spain
La Liga
Johnny Cardoso started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Real Betis 2-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday.
Italy
Serie A
Christian Pulisic started and played 80 minutes in AC Milan’s 2-1 loss to Napoli on Sunday.
Yunus Musah did not dress (Suspension) for AC Milan.
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus 1-0 win over Genoa on Saturday.
Tim Weah came off the bench and played eight minutes for Juventus.
Gianluca Busio started and played 89 minutes in Venezia’s 1-0 loss to Bologna on Saturday.
Serie B
Kristoffer Lund started and played 90 minutes in Palermo’s 2-1 win over Salernitana on Sunday.
Andrija Novakovich came off the bench and played 26 minutes in Bari’s 2-1 loss to Carrarese on Sunday.
France
Ligue 1
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 4-2 loss to Stade Brest on Sunday.
Tanner Tessmann started and played 85 minutes in Lyon’s 4-2 loss to Strasbourg on Friday.
Folarin Balogun came off the bench and played 14 minutes in AS Monaco’s 2-1 win over Nice on Saturday.
Jordan Pefok is OUT (Injury) for Stade Reims.
Division 1 Feminine
Crystal Dunn started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 90 minutes in PSG’s 6-0 win over Saint-Etienne on Saturday.
Korbin Albert started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 78 minutes for PSG.
Eva Gaetino came off the bench and played 32 minutes for PSG.
Lindsey Heaps did not dress in Lyon’s 4-0 win over Fleury on Sunday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Sergino Dest started and played 77 minutes in PSV’s 2-0 loss to Ajax on Sunday.
Malik Tillman came off the bench and played 45 minutes for PSV.
Richie Ledezma came off the bench and played 13 minutes for PSV.
Paxten Aaronson started and played 90 minutes in FC Utrecht’s 2-0 win over Heerenveen on Sunday.
Taylor Booth did not dress in FC Twente’s 2-1 loss to Heracles on Sunday.
Ricardo Pepi are OUT (Injury) for PSV.
Eerste Divisie
Zach Booth came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Excelsior’s 3-0 win over Jong FC Utrecht on Friday.
Women’s Eredivisie
Lily Yohannes started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 90 minutes in Ajax’s 4-0 win over Den Haag on Sunday.
Belgium
Pro League
Bryan Reynolds started, conceded ONE OWN GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 1-0 loss to Dender on Sunday.
Griffin Yow started and played 81 minutes for Westerlo.
Marlon Fossey started and played 90 minutes in Standard Liege’s 2-2 draw with Mechelen on Saturday.
Scotland
Premiership
Cameron Carter-Vickers started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 3-0 win over Hearts on Saturday.
Auston Trusty dressed but did not play for Celtic.
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Ross County’s 1-0 loss to Dundee United on Sunday.
Dante Polvara dressed but did not play in Aberdeen’s 4-1 win over Motherwell on Saturday.
Austria
Bundesliga
George Bello started and played 90 minutes in LASK’s 2-0 win over Rheindorf Altach on Friday.
Wales
League Playoffs
Matt Olosunde did not dress in TNS 1-0 loss to Penybont on Saturday.
Croatia
HNL
Rokas Pukstas dressed but did not play in Hajduk Split’s 1-0 win over Sibenik on Sunday.
Denmark
Superliga
Matthew Hoppe did not dress in Sonderjyske’s 2-1 win over Silkeborg on Sunday.
Jonathan Amon did not dress in Lyngby’s 2-1 loss to Vejle on Sunday.
Mexico
Liga MX
Cade Cowell started and played 90 minutes in Chivas 1-0 loss to Cruz Azul on Saturday.
Alex Zendejas started and played 75 minutes in Club America’s 3-0 win over Tigres on Saturday.
Frankie Amaya dressed but did not play in Toluca’s 3-2 win over Pachuca on Saturday.
Is anyone else worried about the recent stretch of form by Pulisic? He wasn’t great in either Nations League game. In the recent games I have seen him, he hasn’t been terrible, but he hasn’t been world class – like he was earlier in the season.
Is he just getting worn down? Is he getting marked out of Serie A games? Any thoughts?
In the game before the international break he scored 2 for Milan. The Milan coach doesn’t seem like he has settled on his best lineup and I think he sees Pulisic more as a provider than a striker. In the past, Pulisic took penalty kicks but in this last game he didn’t and the penalty was saved, making the difference in the game. As for the team, the manager seems to have a lot of choices and doesn’t seem to know how to put them together. Leao, the Portuguese international, usually starts on the left wing, but not always and in the last game he started on the bench. The coach put Tammy Abraham as a lone striker even though Abraham has spent a lot of time on the bench in the past. Gimenez, the Mexican striker, was brought in over the January transfer window, scored in his first game and then was featured, until this weekend. I don’t know if he was injured since I watched the game on a Spanish language broadcast. In general, the manager doesn’t seem to have settled on a steady lineup and, considering, it is probably good that Pulisic at least keeps starting.