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| Clint Dempsey scores the U.S.' lone goal Photo courtesy of AP |
It was a day of firsts for the U.S. Men’s National Team
Wednesday. In descending order the USMNT
defeated Italy for the first time ever, wore a spanking new away jersey, and
Terrence Boyd made his first international start. The match, held in Genoa, Italy, was a close
one with the Italians pressing in a 1-0 defeat.
The man they call ‘Deuce’, Clint Dempsey, scored his 25th goal internationally to lead the yanks to victory. It was a difficult win for the U.S. team,
with the back line threatened early and often.
Andrea Pirlo played excellent balls over the top, but the Italians
couldn’t thwart Tim Howard or the linesmen.
The U.S. team is off until the end of May when they will play Scotland,
Brazil, and Canada before starting World Cup qualifying in June. Without Landon Donovan, Oguchi Onweyu, and
Timmy Chandler, American fans should draw mostly positives looking ahead at
those matches.
