By OkayGoal
Weston McKennie entered Sunday’s trip to Lecce seeking his first goal of the season and the American made sure to deliver in his latest opportunity.
McKennie scored Juventus’ opening goal in a 2-0 Serie A victory over Lecce, moving them to seventh in the league standings. The U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder delivered an impactful 90 minutes, setting the tone in an eventual fourth league success for the Bianconeri this season.
McKennie showed great awareness and skill in the Lecce box after 29 minutes, bundling home Douglas Luiz’s free kick into the back of the net. It marked McKennie’s first goal for the club since April 6 and his 28th overall since debuting in 2020.
Luiz doubled Juventus’ lead in the 41st minute, adding his name to the scoresheet after assisting on McKennie’s opener.
Juventus would ride its two first-half goals to three points as McKennie finished the match with three duels won, two clearances, and two defensive recoveries.
McKennie and his Juventus teammates will have a quick turnaround as they next visit Genoa on Wednesday before a highly-anticipated showdown with Napoli on November 1.
In England, Tyler Adams enjoyed a winning return to Old Trafford as Bournemouth defeated Manchester United. Chris Richards continued to start for Crystal Palace despite a home loss to Newcastle United. Aidan Morris scored his second goal of the season for Middlesbrough.
Elsewhere in Italy, Christian Pulisic scored AC Milan’s opening goal in a road win over Udinese. Gianluca Busio returned to Venezia’s bench on Sunday but did not play.
In France, Tim Weah scored in Marseille’s win over Le Havre. Korbin Shrader logged a full 90 minutes in Lyon’s home league victory over Marseille.
In Germany, Joe Scally scored once and assisted once in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s road win over Stuttgart. Malik Tillman featured off the bench in Bayer Leverkusen’s road loss to Hoffenheim. Santiago Castaneda helped Paderborn earn a crucial home win over Hamburg.
In Spain, Alex Freeman scored his first Villarreal goal in a comeback victory over Valencia. Johnny Cardoso missed Atletico Madrid’s win due to a minor muscle injury.
Elsewhere, Sergino Dest started in PSV’s league draw with Feyenoord. Marlon Fossey and Standard Liege lost to Genk away from home. Diego Kochen and Lyngby suffered a road loss to Midtjylland in Denmark. Sam Adeniran scored for LASK but the hosts suffered a home loss to Red Bull Salzburg. C.J. Fodrey and J.J. Williams both made substitute appearances in Scotland.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Premier League
Tyler Adams started and played 90 minutes in Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over Manchester United on Sunday.
Brenden Aaronson started and played 66 minutes in Leeds United’s 0-0 draw with Sunderland on Sunday.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 2-0 loss to Newcastle United on Sunday.
Zavier Gozo did not dress for Crystal Palace.
Antonee Robinson started and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 1-0 win over Coventry City on Saturday.
Haji Wright is OUT (Quad Injury) for Coventry City.
EFL Championship
Aidan Morris started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 5-1 win over Bolton Wanderers on Friday.
Sebastian Berhalter started and played 86 minutes for Middlesbrough.
Max Arfsten came off the bench and played 21 minutes for Middlesbrough.
Jack McGlynn, Luca Bombino started and played 90 minutes in Stoke City’s 0-0 draw with Bristol City on Saturday.
George Campbell started and played 90 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 1-1 draw with Preston North End on Saturday.
Caleb Wiley dressed but did not play for Preston North End.
Kristoffer Lund did not dress in Birmingham City’s 1-0 loss to Cardiff City on Saturday.
Charlie Kelman started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Charlton Athletic’s 3-1 loss to Norwich City on Saturday.
Patrick Agyemang is OUT (Injury Recovery) for Derby County.
Rokas Pukstas is OUT (Hamstring Injury) for Middlesbrough.
League One
Lynden Gooch came off the bench and played one minute in Huddersfield Town’s 2-1 win over Wigan Athletic on Saturday.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 1-0 win over Newport County on Saturday.
Julian Eyestone started, registered ONE ASSIST, made FOUR SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Rotherham United’s 3-3 draw with Shrewsbury Town on Saturday. Eyestone committed ONE ERROR in the loss.
WSL
Phallon Tullis-Joyce started, made FOUR SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Sunday.
Sam Coffey did not dress (Injury Recovery) for Man City.
Emily Fox started and played 71 minutes in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Tottenham on Saturday.
Alyssa Thompson started and played 45 minutes in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Naomi Girma did not dress for Chelsea.
Spain
La Liga
Alex Freeman started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Villarreal’s 2-1 win over Valencia on Saturday.
Johnny Cardoso did not dress (Muscle Injury) in Atletico Madrid’s 1-0 win over Deportivo A Coruna on Saturday.
Pellegrino Matarazzo’s Real Sociedad defeated Levante 2-1 on Sunday.
La Liga 2
Konrad De La Fuente did not dress in Sporting Gijon’s 4-0 loss to Castellon on Sunday.
Germany
Bundesliga
Santiago Casteneda started and played 90 minutes in Paderborn’s 1-0 win over Hamburg on Saturday.
Joe Scally started, scored ONE GOAL, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 70 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 3-2 win over Stuttgart on Friday.
Malik Tillman came off the bench and played 49 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-0 loss to Hoffenheim on Sunday.
Cole Campbell came off the bench and played eight minutes in Elversberg’s 4-0 loss to RB Leipzig on Saturday.
Lennard Maloney dressed but did not play in Mainz’s 3-2 loss to Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Mathis Albert did not dress in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Timmy Chandler did not dress for Eintracht Frankfurt.
2. Bundesliga
Jordan Pefok started and played 67 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 3-0 loss to Osnabruck on Sunday.
John Tolkin dressed but did not play in Holstein Kiel’s 3-0 win over Dynamo Dresden on Sunday.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd came off the bench, scored THREE GOALS, and played 18 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 4-1 win over Hoffenheim II on Sunday.
Italy
Serie A
Christian Pulisic started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in AC Milan’s 2-0 win over Udinese on Sunday.
Yunus Musah came off the bench and played eight minutes for AC Milan.
Weston McKennie started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 2-0 win over Lecce on Sunday.
Ben Cremaschi dressed but did not play in Parma’s 2-1 loss to Lazio on Saturday.
Gianluca Busio dressed but did not play in Venezia’s 1-0 loss to Genoa on Sunday.
Serie B
Jonathan Klinsmann did not dress in Cesena’s 3-0 loss to Modena on Saturday.
France
Ligue 1
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 0-0 draw with Troyes on Sunday.
Tim Weah started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Marseille’s 4-3 win over Le Havre on Sunday.
Gio Reyna started and played 84 minutes in Strasbourg’s 3-0 loss to Stade Rennais on Sunday.
Bryan Reynolds dressed but did not play for Stade Rennais.
Folarin Balogun came off the bench and played one minute in Monaco’s 1-1 draw with Lille on Sunday.
Tanner Tessmann and Lyon visit PSG on Monday.
Ligue 2
Mael Corboz started and played 90 minutes in Grenoble’s 2-1 loss to Pau on Friday.
Division 1 Feminine
Korbin Shrader started and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 5-0 win over Marseille on Saturday.
Lily Yohannes dressed but did not play for Lyon.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Sergino Dest started and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 1-1 draw with Feyenoord on Sunday.
Ricardo Pepi is OUT (Injury) for PSV.
Kevin Paredes is OUT (Injury) for FC Utrecht.
Scotland
Premiership
Cameron Carter-Vickers came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Celtic’s 2-1 win over Hibernian on Sunday.
Auston Trusty did not dress for Celtic.
J.J. Williams came off the bench and played two minutes in Hearts’ 2-0 win over Motherwell on Sunday.
C.J. Fodrey came off the bench and played six minutes in Falkirk’s 3-0 win over Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Matai Akinmboni did not dress in Dundee FC’s 2-1 loss to St. Mirren on Saturday.
Championship
Christopher Cupps did not dress in Greenock Morton’s 2-0 win over Ayr United on Saturday.
Denmark
Superliagen
Diego Kochen started, made FOUR SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Lyngby’s 3-2 loss to Midtjylland on Sunday.
Matthew Hoppe dressed but did not play in Sonderjyske’s 5-1 loss to Horsens on Sunday.
Austria
Bundesliga
Sam Adineran started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 65 minutes in LASK’s 3-1 loss to Red Bull Salzburg on Sunday.
George Bello did not dress for LASK.
Donovan Pines did not dress in Grazer AK’s 1-1 draw with WSG Tirol on Saturday.
2. Liga
Jonathan Amon did not dress in SKN St. Poelten’s 1-1 draw with Kapfenburger on Friday.
Belgium
First Division A
Marlon Fossey started and played 90 minutes in Standard Liege’s 2-1 loss to Genk on Sunday.
Poland
Ekstraklasa
Robert Deziel Jr started and played 90 minutes in Legia Warsaw’s 2-1 loss to Lech Poznan on Sunday.
Kellyn Acosta came off the bench and played 26 minutes in Pogon Szczecin’s 4-3 win over Radomiak Radom on Saturday.
Maxi Dietz dressed but did not play in Gornik Zabrze’s 1-1 draw with Widzew Lodz on Friday.
Greece
Super League
Erik Palmer-Brown dressed but did not play in Panathinaikos’ 1-0 win over NFC Volos on Sunday.
Israel
Liga Ha’Al
Kenny Saief, Andrija Novakovich and Maccabi Haifa host Hapoel Be’er Sheva on Monday.
Mexico
Liga MX
Alex Zendejas and Club America host Pachuca on Sunday.
Danny Leyva came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Necaxa’s 1-1 draw with FC Juarez on Friday.