Ricardo Pepi Scores, Sergiño Dest Returns as USA Duo Shine For PSV vs. Ajax

Followers of the U.S. males’s nationwide staff had so much to cheer in Saturday’s recreation between two Dutch powerhouses.

 USA striker Ricardo Repi scored and defender Sergiño Dest made his return from a hamstring damage by approaching instead in PSV Eindhoven’s 2-2 draw at Ajax within the Dutch league on Saturday.

Dest entered the sport close to the hour-mark, when the rating was 1-1, for his first look since injuring his left hamstring on March 7 towards AZ Alkmaar.

He missed two latest pre-World Cup friendlies for the U.S. — and needed to watch from the sidelines as PSV clinched the Dutch league title with 5 video games to spare — however his return ought to enhance his probabilities of making the squad for the match in North America in June and July.

Eindhoven took the lead via fellow substitute Myron Boadu within the 77th minute however Mika Godts equalized for Ajax in damage time.

Dest has two objectives in 37 worldwide appearances and began all 4 U.S. matches on the 2022 World Cup.

Pepi scored about 30 seconds in for Eindhoven, his 14th league purpose this season and fourth in three matches. The 23-year-old has 17 objectives in all competitions for PSV this season.

The U.S. begins Group D towards Paraguay on June 12 in Inglewood, California, after which play Australia every week later at Seattle. The Individuals conclude the group stage on June 25 again at SoFi Stadium towards Türkiye.

Reporting by The Related Press.