Jun 27, 2024, 12:17 PM ET
Panama and the United States face each other this Thursday for the second date of the group stage of the 2024 Copa América.
Panama and USA They will face each other for the second date of the group stage of the Copa America 2024 and it is expected that Thomas Christiansen and Gregg Berhaltercoaches of Panama and the United States, respectively, put their best players on the field to seek victory.
The ‘Caneleros’ suffered a 3-1 defeat against Uruguay in their debut in the CONMEBOL competition, but Christiansen pointed out that fear of the South American team was key for them not being able to score points.
“They had too much respect for a great team, we were afraid of making mistakes. We were able to create chances with the ball in our possession. Despite the defeat, in the second half we showed that we are alive and eager to play good games,” said Thomas at a press conference.
About that USAStars and Stripes fans hope that Christian Pulisic remain the leader of the US team.
“Christian is a selfless leader, he goes out, competes, works hard and that helps the team. For me, he had an exceptional performance,” he said. Gregg Berhalter.
Possible lineups for Panama vs. the United States
Panama lineup:
22 Orlando Mosquera
3 José Córdoba
24 Edgardo Fariña
25 Roderick Miller
15 Eric Davis
2 Cesar Blackman
8 Adalberto Carrasquilla
6 Christian Martínez
10 Edgar Bárcenas
23 Michael Murillo
9 Edward Guerrero
United States Lineup:
1 Matt Turner
13 Tim Ream
3 Chris Richards
5 Antonee Robinson
22 Joe Scally
4Tyler Adams
7 Giovanni Reyna
8 Weston McKennie
20 Folarin Balogun
10 Christian Pulisic
21 Timothy Weah