Gladbach star back among the goals, celebrates with national team
This will surely please Borussia Mönchengladbach: Giovanni Reyna was called up to the US national team during the international break and immediately performed well.
He played his 33rd international match against Paraguay last night and, along with Gladbach teammate Joe Scally, he also started. But that’s not all: after less than four minutes, Reyna scored to give the United States the lead. In the end, Mauricio Pochettino’s team won 2-1.
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A successful friendly match for the USA, but also a personal success for the Gladbach player, who had not yet scored a goal. “At that moment I was just happy. It’s been a while since I scored for the national team. It’s just great to be back,” Reyna said after the match (quote via ‘Bild’).
He also commented on his current fitness, as he was substituted after 75 minutes. “I’m definitely making progress. I feel really good. It was nice to feel the strength in my legs for 75 minutes without any problems. I was able to last the full 75 minutes, so I have to keep going, but yeah, I’m almost there,” he said optimistically about the weeks to come.
His coach was also satisfied: “He proved why he is a starter. He definitely needs more match training at his club, but we saw that he was fantastic. His ability to read the game and find spaces between the lines was a nightmare for Paraguay.”
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