Ricardo Pepi leads USMNT past El Salvador and into Nations League semifinals
LA TimesU.S. forward Ricardo Pepi celebrates with teammates after scoring in the 62nd minute in a 1-0 victory over El Salvador on Monday. Ricardo Pepi scored on his first touch of the match in the 62nd minute, and the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 on Tuesday night to reach the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. Soccer Gio Reyna starts for USMNT in dominant victory over Grenada Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie each scored twice to lead the U.S. men’s national team to a 7-1 win over Grenada in CONCACAF Nations League play. Coming off a 7-1 rout Friday at Grenada, the U.S. won consecutive matches for the first time since a December 2021 exhibition against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a January 2022 qualifier against El Salvador. U.S. interim coach Anthony Hudson changed seven starters, inserting right back Sergiño Dest, central defenders Miles Robinson and Tim Ream, left back Antonee Robinson, midfielder Yunus Musah, and Alejandro Zendejas and Dike at forward.