Juventus draws at Bologna, Open Cup round of 16
The USMNT players abroad roundup starts in Serie A, where Timothy Weah subbed on at halftime for Juventus’s 3-3 draw at Bologna. Weston McKennie was on the bench for Juventus. Down 3-0 from goals in the 2nd, 11th, and 53rd, Federico Chiesa pulled a goal back for Juventus in the 76th. Arkadiusz Milik scored for Juve in the 83rd and Kenan Yildiz equalized in the 84th minute.
In the Serie B promotion playoff semifinals, Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann’s Venezia took a 1-0 lead at Kristoffer Lund’s Palermo. Lund subbed out in the 69th. Nicholas Pierini scored Venezia’s goal in the 62nd and Busio saw yellow in the 76th minute.
Mark McKenzie’s KRC Genk beat Royal Antwerp 1-0 at home in the championship round of the Belgian Pro League. Andi Zeqiri scored for Genk in the 28th minute. Sam Rogers was on the bench for HamKam’s 1-0 home win over Bodo/Glimt in the Eliteserien. Gard Simenstad scored HamKam’s goal in the 20th minute.
On Tuesday, Kenny Saief subbed out in the 67th minute of Maccabi Haifa’s 4-1 win at Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the Israeli Premier League’s playoff group A. Maor Kandil put Maccabi Haifa up in the 9th and Frantzdy Pierrot doubled the lead in the 28th. Hapoel Be’er Sheva converted a penalty in the 39th, but an own-goal made it 3-1 Maccabi Haifa in the 42nd. Dean David finished off the Maccabi Haifa scoring in the 54th. Saief saw yellow in the 60th minute.
Moving to the US Open Cup round of 16, Atlanta United advanced 5-4 on penalties after drawing 0-0 a Charleston. United failed to convert in the first round of penalties and Charleston failed to convert in rounds five and six. Sporting Kansas City shutout FC Tulsa 4-0 at home. Felipe Hernandez put Sporting KC up in the 38th and Stephen Afrifa doubled the lead three minutes into first-half stoppage time. Tulsa saw red in the 46th. Hernandez scored again for Sporting in the 63rd and Marinos Tzionis finished off the goals in the 65th minute.
Sacramento Republic advanced 4-3 after extra time over San Jose. The Earthquakes took an 11th minute lead with Preston Judd scoring. Sacramento’s Kieran James Phillips equalized in the 17th and scored again in the 38th. Cristian Espinoza equalized for the Earthquakes in the 80th. With the game in extra time, Hernan Lopez scored for the Earthquakes in the 100th. Sacramento’s Luis Felipe-Fernandes equalized in the 106th and Juan Sebastian Herrera scored in the 107th minute.
LAFC advanced with a 3-0 home win over Loudoun United. Timothy Tillman opened the scoring in the 8th, Cristian Olivera doubled the lead in the 52nd, and Tomas Angel Gutierrez scored in the 61st minute.
In the Canadian Championship, Toronto FC advanced with an 8-1 home win over Saint-Laurent to take their quarterfinal series 11-1 on aggregate. Deandre Kerr put Toronto up with goals in the 12, 14th, and 43rd minutes. Saint-Laurent saw red in the 44th. Toronto extended its lead with a Cassius Mailula goal in the 50th, Derrick Etienne Jr converting a 56th minute penalty, and an own-goal in the 62nd. Kerr scored again in the 72nd and Prince Owusu made it 8-0 on the night in the 80th. Saint-Laurent scored in the 89th minute.
Vancouver lost 1-0 at home on the night to Cavalry, giving up a 32nd minute own-goal. With the series tied 2-2 on aggregate, the Whitecaps advanced on away goals.
On Wednesday in the US Open Cup, FC Dallas won 2-1 at Tampa Bay. Patrickson Delgado put Dallas up in the 15th and Logan Farrington doubled the lead in the 26th. Tampa Bay converted an 85th minute penalty. The Seattle Sounders advanced at home with a 2-1 win over Phoenix Rising. Trailing from a Remi Cabral penalty five minutes into first-half stoppage time, Seattle’s Alex Roldan equalized from the penalty spot in the 68th. Kalani Kossa-Rienzi scored for the Sounders in the 88th minute.
In the Canadian Championship, Forge FC advanced over CF Montreal with a 2-1 road win to take the series 3-2 on aggregate. Daniel Parra scored for Forge in the 14th and Kwasi Poku made it 2-0 on the night in the 24th. Following a halftime weather delay, Victor Wanyama scored for Montreal in the 66th minute.
On Thursday, Taylor Booth subbed out in the 65th minute of FC Utrecht’s 3-1 home win over Sparta Rotterdam in the semifinals of the Europa Conference League playoffs. Falling behind in the 38th, Ryan Flamengo equalized for Utrecht in the 41st, Sam Lammers put them up in the 70th, and Victor Jensen added a goal three minutes into stoppage time. Utrecht plays Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday.
In the first-leg of the Liga MX Clausura final, Alex Zendejas’s Club America drew 1-1 at Cruz Azul. Trailing from a 9th minute penalty, Julian Quinones equalized for Club America in the 16th.
