When U.S. Men's National Team head coach Gregg Berhalter makes his final roster decisions for this month's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, he will know that Weston McKennie is in goal-scoring form.
The 23-year-old Juventus midfielder struck for his first two goals of the Italy Serie A season last week, though the Bianconeri fell in both contests.
McKennie lifted his team into a 1-1 deadlock with Sassuolo in the 76th minute on Wednesday, heading home Paulo Dybala's free kick from seven yards out on the right side of the penalty area. Sassuolo scored five minutes into stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win.
Getting 🆙@WMckennie bagged his first of the season for @juventusfcen today vs. Sassuolo. 👀
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) October 27, 2021
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As a second-half substitute on Sunday, an unmarked McKennie powered an 80th minute rocket from the top of the box into the upper left corner, helping Juve grab one back in what ended up being another 2-1 defeat.
A beauty from @WMckennie 🤩
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) October 30, 2021
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BACK-TO-BACK
Daryl Dike also found the net in consecutive matches for Orlando City SC. In fact, the 21-year-old forward has scored in three successive games and six times in his last eight contests.
On Wednesday night, the forward converted a penalty kick in the Lions' 3-2 loss at Columbus Crew SC. Dike's first PK attempt was denied by goalkeeper Eloy Room, but he got another opportunity because the referee ruled the keeper had moved. On his second try, Dike powered it home for a 2-1 lead in the 52nd minute.
Like getting the king size candy bars, you gotta be there at the right time 🍫 @DarylDike | #VamosOrlando pic.twitter.com/vmfROS793V
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) October 31, 2021
Dike connected for his ninth goal of the MLS season in a 1-1 home draw against Nashville SC on Sunday. Nani threaded a ball down the right side for Chris Mueller, who cut it back across the face of goal. The ball took a deflection before it came to Dike, who slotted it past goalkeeper Joe Willis for the opening goal of the match in the 18th minute.
GOALS GALORE
Center back Walker Zimmerman grabbed a goal in helping Nashville SC in a wild, 6-3 win against FC Cincinnati that helped the second-year MLS club clinch a postseason berth.
After the hosts grabbed an early 2-0 lead, Zimmerman and his teammates went into action, heading home Hany Mukhtar's free kick to reduce the margin to 2-1 in the 28th minute. On another Mukhtar free kick in the 71st minute, Zimmerman nodded the ball down to CJ Sapong, who scored to make it 4-3, a lead Nashville never surrendered.
Six goals.
— x - Nashville SC (@NashvilleSC) October 28, 2021
Three points.
Second-straight playoff berth. pic.twitter.com/5KpBaeq9RA
The USMNT center back has been a key piece in the Nashville backline. When he has been in the lineup, the team boasts a 0.70 goals-against average and has lost only three times in 22 games en route to an 8-3-11 record.
Paul Arriola got back on the scoresheet for D.C. United on Saturday. In just the third minute, Felipe Martins sprung a ball for Arriola over the Columbus Crew back line before the USMNT winger took it on the bounce and fired home a left-footed blast for his sixth goal of the season. Arriola’s goal was the lone highlight for D.C., as they ended up falling 3-1.
Paul Arriola with the early strike! ⚡️
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 30, 2021
What a start for @DCUnited. pic.twitter.com/YkttELTmIU
Jesús Ferreira continued his hot hand for FC Dallas, equalizing in the 38th minute en route to a 2-1 win against Austin FC on Saturday night. Jáder Obrian broke into the box on the right and threaded a ball for Ferreira to tap in at the back post. The 20-year-old has eight goals and eight assists this season, with two goals and two assists in his last four matches.
Jesús walk with me pic.twitter.com/JK18l0RLxo
— FC Dallas (@FCDallas) October 31, 2021
Jackson Yueill tallied for the San Jose Earthquakes in their 4-3 triumph at Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Yueill alertly picked off a pass at the top of the area and powered home an effort to make it 4-1 in the 79th minute. Yueill has recorded third goals this MLS season.
Watch your back.
— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) October 30, 2021
It ain't safe around Jackson Yueill. pic.twitter.com/baJ1XV8Lg9
Cameron Carter-Vickers got into the act in Celtic's 3-1 victory against Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday. Carter-Vickers scored his second goal of the season, placing David Turnbull's corner kick past goalkeeper Matt Macey for a 2-0 advantage in the 14th minute.
DAVID TURNBULL SERVES IT UP AND CAMERON CARTER-VICKERS FINISHES IT 💥🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/EDZIQIgzfu
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 27, 2021
Only 10 minutes after entering the match, midfielder Christian Cappis struck for the winning goal in the 86th minute in Brøndby's 1-0 victory over Viborg in the Danish Superliga Sunday. Cappis booted home Simon Fredrik Hedlund's left-wing cross from the middle of the box for his third goal of the season.
Hvor det smukt Cappis!!! pic.twitter.com/Z7JGf1stfb
— Martin Olsen (@Martin89Olsen) October 31, 2021
HELPING OUT
Brenden Aaronson finished with two assists on the week. The 21-year-old helped set up Junior Adamu's 73rd-minute goal in Red Bull Salzburg's 3-0 Austrian Cup win against St. Pölten on Wednesday. The combination worked well again in a 2-2 draw at Ried on Saturday.
The midfielder sent a pin-point pass to Adamu, who scored from 12 yards out in the 83rd minute to knot the score at 1-1.
Brenden Aaronson collected his third assist of the season in @FCRBS_en's 2-2 draw at SV Ried today.
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) October 30, 2021
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Eighteen-year-old right back Joe Scally continued his impressive campaign registering his first Bundesliga assist to open the scoring in Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 2-1 win against Bochum on Sunday. Scally received the ball with space on the right and swung in a picture-perfect cross for set up Alassane Pléa's to nod home in the 12th minute.
Jonas Hofmann and Alassane Plea inspired @Borussia_EN to a hard-fought #Bundesliga win in #BMGBOC! 🐎👏
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) October 31, 2021
All the highlights 👇🍿 pic.twitter.com/Hmj8NHxRB1
Luca de la Torre helped give Heracles some breathing room in its 3-1 triumph at ASWH in the KNVB Beker in the Netherlands on Tuesday, assisting on Rai Vloet's score four minutes into second-half injury time.
FULL RUNDOWN
-- Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; MLS) - Not in 18, DNP in 1-0 win at Houston Dynamo (Oct. 31); Not in 18, DNP in 1-0 loss at New England Revolution (Oct. 27)
-- Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig; German Bundesliga) – In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt (Oct. 30); 90 minutes in 1-0 win at Babelsberg in DFB Pokal (Oct. 26)
-- Brenden Aaronson (Red Bull Salzburg; Austria Bundesliga) - 90 minutes and an ASSIST in 2-2 draw at Ried (Oct. 30); 28 minutes as a substitute and an ASSIST in 3-0 win at St. Polten in Austrian Cup (Oct. 27)
-- Paul Arriola (D.C. United; MLS) - 61 minutes and a GOAL in 3-1 loss vs. Columbus Crew (Oct. 30); 45 minutes in 1-0 win vs. New York Red Bulls (Oct. 27)
-- George Bello (Atlanta United; MLS) - 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Toronto FC (Oct. 30); 90 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Inter Miami FC (Oct. 27)
-- Tyler Boyd (Rizespor; Turkish Super Lig) - 24 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 loss at Trabzonspor (Oct. 29)
-- John Brooks (Wolfsburg; Bundesliga) - 90 minutes in 2-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen (Oct. 30)
-- Gianluca Busio (Venezia; Italy Serie A) - 90 minutes in 0-0 draw at Genoa (Oct. 31); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Salernitana (Oct. 26)
-- Reggie Cannon (Boavista; Portuguese Primeira) – 17 minutes in 4-1 loss at Porto (Oct. 30); 86 minutes in 0-0 draw vs Belenenses (Oct. 25)
-- Christian Cappis (Brondby; Danish Superliga) - 14 minutes as a substitute and a GOAL in 1-0 win at Viborg (Oct. 31); 72 minutes in 3-0win at Aalborg Freja (Oct. 28)
-- Johnny Cardoso (Internacional; Brazilian Serie A) – 90 minutes in 1-0 loss at Sao Paulo (Oct. 31)
-- Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic; Scottish Premiership) - 90 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. Livingston (Oct. 30); 90 minutes and a GOAL in 3-1 win at Hibernian (Oct. 27)
-- Konrad de la Fuente (Marseille; French Ligue 1) - 57 minutes in 1-0 win at Clermont (Oct. 31); In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw at Nice (Oct. 27)
-- Luca de la Torre (Heracles; Dutch Eredivisie) - 90 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. Ajax (Oct. 30); 90 minutes and an ASSIST in 3-1 win at ASWH in KNVB Beker (Oct. 26)
-- Sergiño Dest (Barcelona; Spain La Liga) - 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Alaves (Oct. 3); 90 minutes in 1-0 loss at Rayo Vallecano (Oct. 30)
-- Daryl Dike (Orlando City SC; MLS) - 90 minutes and a GOAL in 1-1 draw vs. Nashville SC (Oct. 31); 90 minutes and a GOAL in 3-2 loss at Columbus Crew Sc (Oct. 27)
-- Nicholas Gioacchini (Montpellier; French Ligue 1) – 11 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 win vs. Nantes (Oct. 31)
-- Julian Green (Greuther Fürth; German Bundesliga) – 76 minutes in 3-1 loss at Freiburg (Oct. 30)
-- Brad Guzan (Atlanta United) - 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Toronto FC (Oct. 30); 90 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Inter Miami FC (Oct. 27)
-- Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas; MLS) – 90 minutes and a GOAL in 2-1 win vs. Austin FC (Oct. 30); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Real Salt Lake (Oct. 27)
-- Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest; Championship) - In 18, DNP in in 1-1 draw at Queens Park Rangers (Oct. 29)
-- Matthew Hoppe (Mallorca; Spanish Primera) - Not in 18, DNP in 1-1 draw at Cadiz (Oct. 31); In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Sevilla (Oct. 27)
-- Sean Johnson (New York City FC; MLS) - 90 minutes in 3-1 win at Inter Miami CF (Oct. 30); 90 minutes and a SHUTOUT in 1-0 win vs. Chicago Fire (Oct. 27)
-- Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; MLS) - Vs. Seattle Sounders FC (Monday, 10 p.m. ET), 72 minutes in 2-0 loss at Sporting Kansas City (Oct. 27)
-- Matt Miazga (Alaves; Spanish Primera) - In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw at Barcelona (Oct. 30); In 18, DNP in 1-0 win vs. Elche (Oct. 26)
-- Weston McKennie (Juventus; Italian Serie A) – 33 minutes as a substitute and a GOAL in 2-1 loss at Verona (Oct. 30); 90 minutes and a GOAL in 2-1 loss vs. Sassuolo (Oct. 27)
-- Mark McKenzie (Genk; Belgian Pro League) - In 18, DNP in 6-2 win at Zulte Waregem (Oct. 31); 75 wins in 6-0 win at Sint-Eloois-Winkel in Belgian Cup (Oct. 27)
-- Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; MLS) - Vs. LA Galaxy (Monday, 10 p.m. ET); Injured, DNP in 3-0 loss at Los Angeles FC (Oct. 26)
-- Shaq Moore (Tenerife; Spain Segunda Division) - Vs. Burgos (Monday, 1:15 p.m. ET)
-- Yunus Musah (Valencia; Spain La Liga) - In 18, DNP in 2-0 win vs. Villarreal (Oct. 30); 30 minutes as a substitute in 4-1 loss at Real Betis (Oct. 26)
-- Erik Palmer-Brown (Troyes; French Ligue 1) - In 18, DNP in 2-2 draw vs. Rennes (Oct. 31)
-- Jordan Pefok (Young Boys; Swiss Super League) - 90 minutes in 3-1 loss at St. Gallen (Oct. 30); 1 minute as a substitute in 2-1 loss at Lugano in Schweizer Pokal (Oct. 27)
-- Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas; MLS) - 89 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Austin FC (Oct. 30); 8 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 loss vs. Real Salt Lake (Oct. 27)
-- Tim Ream (Fulham; English Premier League) - 90 minutes in 3-0 win vs. West Bromwich Albion (Oct. 30)
-- Bryan Reynolds (AS Roma, Italy Serie A) - Not in 18, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. AC Milan (Oct. 31); Not in 18, DNP in 2-1 win at Cagliari (Oct. 27)
-- Chris Richards (Hoffenheim; German Bundesliga) - 6 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 win vs. Hertha Berlin (Oct. 29); 90 minutes in 5-1 win vs. Holstein Kiel in DFB Pokal (Oct. 26)
-- Antonee Robinson (Fulham; English Championship) - 90 minutes in 3-0 win vs. West Bromwich Albion (Oct. 30)
-- Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; MLS) - 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Toronto FC (Oct. 30); 90 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Inter Miami FC (Oct. 27)
-- Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; MLS) - Vs. LA Galaxy (Monday, 10 p.m. ET); 90 minutes in 3-0 loss at Los Angeles FC (Oct. 26)
-- James Sands (New York City FC; MLS) - 90 minutes in 3-1 win at Inter Miami CF (Oct. 30); 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Chicago Fire FC (Oct. 27)
-- Josh Sargent (Norwich City; English Premier League) – 77 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Leeds United (Oct. 31)
-- Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach; Bundesliga) - 90 minutes and an ASSIST in 2-1 win vs. Bochum (Oct. 31); 69 minutes in 5-0 win over Bayern Munich in DFB Pokal (Oct. 27)
-- Zack Steffen (Manchester City; English Premier League) - In 18, DNP in 2-0 win vs. Crystal Palace (Oct. 30); 90 minutes and a SHUTOUT in 0-0 draw and 5-3 loss in penalty kicks at West Ham in League Cup (Oct. 27)
-- Tanner Tessmann (Venezia; Italy Serie A) - 90 minutes in 0-0 draw at Genoa (Oct. 31); In 18, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. Salernitana (Oct. 26)
-- Matt Turner (New England Revolution; MLS) - 90 minutes and SHUTOUT in 1-0 win vs. Colorado Rapids (Oct. 27)
-- Sam Vines (Royal Antwerp; Belgian Pro League) - 90 minutes in 1-0 win at Cercle Brugge (Oct. 31); 45 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 loss at Westerlo in Belgian Cup (Oct. 28)
-- Tim Weah (Lille; French Ligue 1) - 11 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 loss at Paris St-Germain (Oct. 29)
-- DeAndre Yedlin (Galatasaray; Turkish Super Lig) - 90 minutes in 2-0 win vs. Gaziantep FK (Oct. 31); 78 minutes in 2-1 loss at Besitkas (Oct. 25)
-- Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes; MLS) - 90 minutes and a GOAL in 4-3 win at Real Salt Lake (Oct. 30); 90 minutes in 2-0 loss at Portland Timers (Oct. 27)
-- Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; MLS) - 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw at Orlando City SC (Oct. 31); 90 minutes and a GOAL and ASSIST in 6-3 win at FC Cincinnati (Oct. 27)