UPDATED: USMNT Players Abroad: Two goals for Pepi in KNVB Beker win
Tuesday’s USMNT players abroad roundup starts in the KNVB Beker, where Richy Ledezma and Ricardo Pepi’s PSV shutout Koninklijke 8-0 at home. Ledezma subbed out in the 76th. PSV’s Hirving Lozano opened the scoring in the 12th, an own-goal doubled the lead in the 18th, and Pepi made it 3-0 in the 31st. Guus Til added a goal in the 38th and an own-goal made it 5-0 in the 67th. Pepi scored again in the 83rd and Ivan Perisic extended the lead with goals in the 89th and a minute into stoppage time.
Moving to the Coppa Italia, Weston McKennie and Tim Weah’s Juventus beat Cagliari 4-0 at home in the Coppa Italia round of 16. Weah subbed on in the 81st. Dusan Vlahovic opened the scoring for Juventus in the 44th, Teun Koopmeiners doubled the lead in the 53rd, and Francisco Conceicao made it 3-0 in the 80th. Weah assisted on Nicolas Gonzalez’s goal in the 89th minute.
On Wednesday in the KNVB Beker, Paxten Aaronson’s FC Utrecht won 8-0 at AFC. Victor Jensen opened the scoring with goals in the 34th and 40th with Miguel Rodriguez scoring in the 43rd and 60th. Adrian Blake made it 5-0 in the 70th and Aaronson extended the lead in the 78th. David Min finished off the scoring with goals in the 87th and 90th minutes.
In the UEFA Conference League on Thursday, Johnny Cardoso’s Real Betis beat HJK Helsinki 1-0 at home. Cardoso scored the game’s only goal in the 27th minute. George Bello’s LASK drew 1-1 at home with Vikingur, falling behind from a penalty in the 23rd. Marin Ljubicic equalized for LASK in the 26th. Vikingur saw red in the 89th minute.
Did Not Play: Malik Tillman and Sergino Dest (PSV 8 – Koninklijke 0), Matt Turner and Chris Richards (Crystal Palace 2 – Arsenal 3, League Cup quarterfinals), Lenny Maloney (Heidenheim 1 – St Gallen 1), Matthew Olosunde (The New Saints 2 – NK Celje 3), Eric Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos 4 – Dinamo Minsk)
THURSDAY’S SOCCER TV
Primeira Liga on GolTV: Nacional vs Benfica at 12pm. UEFA Conference League on CBS Sports: Real Betis vs HJK at 3pm. KNVB Beker on GolTV: Ajax vs Telstar at 3pm ET.
FRIDAY’S SOCCER TV
Super Lig on beIN Sport: Eypspor vs Fenerbahce at 12pm. Bundesliga on ESPN Deportes: Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig at 2:30pm ET.
WEEKEND SOCCER TV
Saturday has the Premier League on USA: Aston Villa vs Manchester City at 7:30am, Brentford vs Nottingham Forest at 10am, and Crystal Palace vs Arsenal at 12:30pm. Championship on CBS Sports: Portsmouth vs Coventry City at 7:30am and Burnley vs Watford at 10am. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Getafe vs Mallorca at 8am, Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad at 10:15am, Osasuna vs Athletic at 12:30pm, and Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid at 3pm.
Coupe de France on Fox Soccer Plus: La Roche vs Brest at 9:30am and Calais vs Strasbourg at 3pm. FS2 has Feignies vs Lyon at 12pm. Super Lig on beIN Sport: Besiktas vs Alanyaspor at 11am. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Boavista vs AVS at 1pm and Moreirense vs Porto at 3:30pm.
El Salvador’s Primera Division on beIN en Espanol: FAS vs Once Deportivo at 7:30pm. Guatemala’s Liga Nacional on Fox Deportes: Xelaju vs Coban Imperial at 8pm.
Sunday has La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Valencia vs Alaves at 8am, Real Madrid vs Sevilla at 10:15am, Leganes vs Villarreal at 12:30pm, and Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano at 3pm. Super Lig on beIN Sport: Kayserispor vs Galatasaray at 8am.
Coupe de France on FS2: St Etienne vs Marseille at 8:45am and Lens vs PSG at 3pm. Fox Soccer Plus has Guingamp vs Caen at 11:30am. Premier League on USA: Everton vs Chelsea at 9am. Spurs vs Liverpool is on NBC at 11:30am.
CAF Champions League on beIN Sport: Al Ahly vs CR Belouzidad at 11am.
Serie A on CBS Sports: Atalanta vs Empoli at 12pm. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Santa Clara vs Braga at 12pm and Gil Vicente vs Sporting at 3:30pm.
Monday has the Primeira Liga on GolTV: Benfica vs Estoril at 1:45pm. Serie A on Fox Deportes: Inter Milan vs Como at 2:45pm. All Times Eastern
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