Mauricio Pochettino began his tenure as US men’s national team manager with a win on Saturday night as the American beat Panama 1-0 in a home friendly.
Midfielder Yunus Musah notched the lone goal in front of the crowd in Austin, Texas, with his AC Milan teamate Christian Pulisic supplying the assist with a cross from the left.
Panama actually outshot the US *** and came close to scoring on a few occasions, namely inside the 52nd minute when goalkeeper Matt Turner was forced into a tremendous double save.
Ultimately, though, the visitors were unable to break the deadlock and Ricardo Pepi sealed things up with a close-range finish deep into second half stoppage time.
They’ll face Mexico away from home on Tuesday.