United States and Chile go meet tonight for one international friendly match inside Energizer Park for St. Louis, Missouri. Di game na di second test for USA for dis FIFA window, and coach Mauricio Pochettino still dey use am to look young players, with Cavan Sullivan among di names wey dey catch eye.
US Soccer talk say both teams fit make nine changes for di match. For Chile, coach don name Felipe Loyola as captain. Loyola na defender wey dey play for Pisa inside Serie B for Italy, and na him go wear di armband tonight for St. Louis.
Chile lineup for di game na: Vigouroux; Faundez, Román, Villagra, Ulloa; Loyola, Méndez; Reichmuth, Osorio, Gutiérrez and Brereton. Di Chile dressing room don set for di clash.
USA side get new captain too. Antonee Robinson, di left-back wey dey play for Fulham, go captain USMNT for di first time for him career. Di match also mark Robinson 60th cap for United States.
Pochettino decide to change him starting eleven well well. Chris Brady go start for goal. Di USA lineup na Chris Brady, Sergiño Dest, Antonee Robinson, Gio Reyna, Miles Robinson, Sebastian Berhalter, Brooklyn Raines, Julian Hall, Neil Pierre, Frankie Westfield and Adri Mehmeti.
Gio Reyna na di only player wey remain from di eleven wey start against Peru on Saturday. Pochettino want see other players for Tuesday night against Chile. Di USA starting eleven get average age of 23 years and 25 days.
Before di match, Tim Ream don confirm say him time with USMNT don end. USA dey give am farewell tribute tonight for him hometown St. Louis. Ream talk: ‘That is all for me. I dey proud say I be part of something for 16 years, but di time don reach for me to step away from di national team.’
St. Louis don turn strong place for USA. For four matches inside di city, di team win all four: against Saint Kitts and Nevis, Uzbekistan, Jamaica and Guatemala. Pochettino talk before say St. Louis be one of di best examples of football culture for America. ‘Our first official home match be here and we feel great connection with di city and its football history. Na place where di national team dey feel at home,’ e talk.
Chile come into di match after losing dia first game against Canada for Canada. Di team dey look to find back di football wey give dem two Copa América titles. For head-to-head, USA get three wins, three draws and five losses against Chile. Di two teams no meet since March 26, 2019, when dem draw 1-1 for Houston.
USA dey come from comfortable 4-1 win over Peru on Saturday, September 26. Justin Ellis, Malik Tillman, Julian Hall and Sebastian Berhalter score di goals for di Stars and Stripes. Even though e be friendly, Pochettino talk say him team go carry competitive mentality enter di Chile match. Di game kick off this Tuesday, September 29, from Energizer Park for St. Louis.
Cavan Sullivan still dey make waves. Di Philadelphia Union player, just 16 years old, don become one of di best players for MLS, and e dey among di young promises Pochettino dey test for dis FIFA window.
For USA squad, Cole Campbell and Diego Kochen no go see minutes tonight, according to di national team. Brian Schwake fit enter for second half. Chile, meanwhile, dey ready for dia next challenge after di Canada game.
