The U.S. men’s national team will have one more striker available in its ranks for next month’s competitive action, as Ricardo Pepi is nearing recovery from a muscular injury he suffered last month.
Pepi sank to the ground, grimacing in pain, just eight minutes into club side PSV Eindhoven’s clash with Eredivisie foe FC Twente on Sept. 20. Although he was able to gingerly walk off the pitch and later called the injury “just a minor setback,” he was ultimately unfit to report to the USMNT’s September-October international camp and was replaced on the roster by striker Damion Downs.
