USMNT update: Weston McKennie scores for Juventus
On a day marred by Patrick Agyemang’s injury at Derby County, Mauricio Pochettino and the U.S. national team received some better news Monday.
On a day marred by Patrick Agyemang’s injury at Derby County, Mauricio Pochettino and the U. S. national team received brighter news later Monday with Weston McKennie scoring for Juventus and Haji Wright returning to Coventry City’s starting lineup.
McKennie (90 minutes) took part in an immaculate, 17th-minute counterattack, collaborating with Francisco Conceição before driving a 15-yard one-timer into the low left corner for the second goal in a 2-0 home victory over Genoa. From back to front in a flash ⚡️ Weston McKennie finishes off a beautiful Juventus counterattack 🇺🇸 pic. twitter.
com/rEzD1CXTO6 — CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 6, 2026 A message from tonight’s MVP 🇺🇸 #JuveGenoa [2-0] pic. twitter. com/9xTqLClfcp — JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) April 6, 2026 The multi-positional Texan tied his personal best in league play with his fifth Serie A goal.
He has also scored four in the Champions League for a career-high nine in 42 matches across all competitions. Christian Pulisic’s scoring rut with AC Milan swelled to 13 matches after a late, 16-minute performance in the 1-0 loss at Napoli. He last scored Dec.