Inter Miami midfielder Benjamin Cremaschi was named to Gregg Berhalter’s 24-man U.S. men’s national team roster for September friendlies against Uzbekistan and Oman.
Cremaschi, 18, has spent time with the youth national teams of the U.S. and Argentina, and remains eligible for both. The midfielder has impressed with Miami in his first season of senior-team action, and said recently that he’d been speaking with Inter Miami’s Argentine superstar Lionel Messi about his international future.
Along with Cremaschi, Kristoffer Lund is the other newcomer to the USMNT roster. The 21-year-old Palermo left back represented Denmark throughout his youth career, but has filed a one-time change of association to switch to the USMNT.
The USMNT will host Uzbekistan on September 9 at CityPark in St. Louis (5:30 p.m. ET, TNT, Telemundo), before facing Oman on September 12 at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT).
The two games will also mark the return of Gregg Berhalter, who was re-hired as head coach in June following six months away from the team.
“We are thrilled to have a number of core players in this group while also being able to introduce some new faces to the senior team,” Berhalter said. “Uzbekistan and Oman are types of teams we could face in the World Cup, so it’s an important opportunity to gain that experience.”
Berhalter’s roster features 12 players who were part of the 2022 World Cup squad, including Christian Pulisic, who has the most caps on the current roster with 60.
Some key players will miss out due to injury, including Gio Reyna, Tyler Adams, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Walker Zimmerman, Taylor Booth and Josh Sargent.
USMNT September 2023 roster (club; caps/goals)
GOALKEEPERS (3): Drake Callender (Inter Miami; 0/0), Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest; 8/0), Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest; 32/0)
DEFENDERS (9): Sergiño Dest (PSV; 26/2), Kristoffer Lund (Palermo; 0/0), Mark McKenzie (Genk; 11/0), Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg; 0/0), Tim Ream (Fulham; 51/1), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace; 10/1), Antonee Robinson (Fulham; 36/2), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; 25/3), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach; 6/0)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Johnny Cardoso (Internacional; 7/0), Ben Cremaschi (Inter Miami; 0/0), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo; 16/0), Weston McKennie (Juventus; 44/11), Yunus Musah (AC Milan; 27/0), Malik Tillman (PSV; 4/0)
FORWARDS (6): Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin; 32/7), Folarin Balogun (Arsenal; 2/1), Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes; 8/1), Ricardo Pepi (PSV; 16/7), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan; 60/25), Tim Weah (Juventus; 31/4)
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