The United States Men’s National Team ended 2018 by losing 1-0 to Italy in Genk, Belgium this afternoon. A last-second goal by Matteo Politano was the difference.
After the U.S. was dominated by England on Thursday in a 3-0 loss, Dave Sarachan made 10 changes with Christian Pulisic being the lone starter of both matches. The U.S. lineup had an average age of 22 years and 71 days, the youngest U.S. starting 11 in the modern era. At 20 years of age, Pulisic became the team’s youngest captain in the modern era.