2023-09-13 04:45:00
Benjamin Cremaschi, Lionel Messi’s fellow sensation at Inter Miami and son of Argentine parents, debuted with the United States National Team in the victory over Oman.
Although he was on Argentina’s radar and was even pre-selected for the U-20 World Cup by Javier Mascherano, the youngster born in the American Union accepted Gregg Berhalter’s call and officially presented himself with the American team. stars at 71 minutes of the duel played in Minnesota.
However, Cremaschi has not completely given up on the Albiceleste, as the world champion squad could still call him up because he only played one friendly match.
“For me, the truth is that I loved it when I was at the AFA Grounds, I loved sharing that moment with the kids… I am in contact with the two Federations, the one from Argentina and the one from the United States, and one day I will have “I have to make a decision that I know is going to be very difficult,” he acknowledged last August in an interview for the newspaper Olé.
Inter Miami wonderkid Benjamin Cremaschi makes his USMNT debut. ????
He is not currently cap-tied to a nation and is eligible for both the US & Argentina pic.twitter.com/BeLuWuzCUm
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 13, 2023
THE UNITED STATES BEAT OMAN AT ALLIANZ FIELD IN SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Folarin Balogun scored in the 13th minute, Brenden Aaronson scored from a free kick in the 60th minute and Ricardo Pepi added another goal in the 79th minute as the United States beat Oman by a landslide in a friendly match.
Khalid Al-Braiki scored an own goal in the 81st minute, to put definitive numbers on the scoreboard. The central defender, in his attempt to clear the ball, ended up deflecting a low cross from defender Kevin Paredes directly towards his goal.
The United States Team thus won its two duels on the FIFA date in September, which marked the return of Gregg Berhalter as technical director after the scandal with the Reyna family that removed him from the position for a few months.
A series of interim coaches replaced him while US Soccer, the governing body of American soccer, investigated a domestic violence incident that the family of national team player Gio Reyna alerted it to.
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