Reyna, McKennie, Pulisic 1st US trio of Euro goals since '05
The last time three Americans scored in Europe's top five leagues was on Aug. 27, 2005 - Brian McBride for Fulham vs Everton, Claudio Reyna for Man City vs Portsmouth, and Jermaine Jones for Eintracht Frankfurt vs Nuremberg.
Published : Dec 06, 2020 11:15 IST
Three Americans scored in Europe's top five leagues on the same day for the first time in 15 years - since the father of one of the trio was among the U.S. players to score. Gio Reyna scored his second Bundesliga goal in Borussia Dortmund's 1-1 tie at Eintracht Frankurt on Saturday. Weston McKennie got his first goal for Juventus in a 2-1 victory over city rival Torino in Italy's Serie A, and Christian Pulisic scored his first goal this season in Chelsea's 3-1 Premier League win over Leeds. Reyna, the 18-year-old son of former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and American women's player Danielle Egan, scored on a 16-yard right-foot shot in the 56th minute, offsetting Daichi Kamada's ninth-minute goal. READ:
McKennie, a 22-year-old from Little Elm, Texas, in his first season with Juventus, scored a tying goal on a leaping 6-yard header in the 77th minute from a Juan Cuadrado cross. McKennie had entered the match six minutes earlier.ALSO READ | Bayern stays top after 3-3 draw with Leipzig