Weston McKennie is flying high to start 2026.
McKennie scored his second goal of the new year on Monday in Juventus’ 5-0 Serie A romp over Cremonese. The U.S. men’s national team midfielder now has four goals overall this season and six goal contributions since December 1.
Gleison Bremer and Jonathan David gave the Bianconeri a fast 2-0 lead, with the duo scoring three minutes apart in the opening 15 minutes of the match.
Kenan Yildiz extended the hosts lead to 3-0 in the 35th minute before McKennie had a say in the final two goals of the match.
McKennie raced his way into the box after 48 minutes before his tap-in effort deflected in off of Cremonese defender Filippo Terracciano for a 4-0 Juventus lead.
Although McKennie wasn’t credited earlier in the second half, he did head home Pierre Kalulu’s cross 16 minutes later for Juventus’ fifth and final goal of the match. It marked the 27-year-old’s 22nd-career goal for the Bianconeri in all competitions.
McKennie logged the full 90 minutes in the match, helping Juventus jump up to fourth place in the Serie A table. He earned Player of the Match honors for his latest impactful showing in the squad.
Luciano Spalletti’s squad are now unbeaten in their last seven matches overall heading into next weekend’s trip to Cagliari. Benfica, Napoli, and AS Monaco also await this month as Juventus has two different competitions to look forward to.