Mauricio Pochettino began his tenure as US men’s national team manager with a win on Saturday night as the Americans beat Panama 2-0 in a home friendly.
Midfielder Yunus Musah notched the lone goal in front of the crowd in Austin, Texas, with his AC Milan teamate Christian Pulisic supplying the assist with a cross from the left.
Panama actually outshot the US 13-11 and came close to scoring on a few occasions, namely inside the 52nd minute when goalkeeper Matt Turner was forced into a tremendous double save.
Ultimately, though, the visitors were unable to equalize and Ricardo Pepi sealed things up with a close-range finish deep into second half stoppage time.
They’ll face Mexico away from home on Tuesday.
USA head coach Mauricio Pochettino talks with Christian Pulisic during the first half against Panama
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