Catarina Macario scored two objectives and the United States defeated Italy 3-0 on Friday night time in a pleasant match at Orlando’s Inter&Co Stadium.
It was the primary of two friendlies between the groups, with the second scheduled for Monday in Fort Lauderdale.
Olivia Moultrie additionally scored whereas goalkeeper Claudia Dickey earned the shutout in simply her fifth look on the senior degree.
“I feel clearly we wished to maintain constructing on the performances we had final camp, and the emphasis on popping out sturdy and sticking to our rules, and I feel that is what we did,” stated U.S. veteran Rose Lavelle, who earned her 116th cap. “Total, I feel a very good staff efficiency.”
America wasted no time in attacking Italy’s goalie Laura Giuliani, scoring inside the primary two minutes.
Recent off their NWSL title with Gotham, Lilly Reale discovered teammate Lavelle to begin the sequence. Lavelle then went large to Alyssa Thompson, who rapidly returned the ball. Lavelle discovered Moultrie, who went far aspect for her second objective in as many appearances with the staff.
“We talked about beginning quick and beginning sturdy, and I feel the momentum carried out,” Moultrie stated. “We had a very good week of coaching, so I really feel prefer it flowed into the primary minutes of the sport.”
An offside name on Lavelle on the 48-minute mark denied Moultrie her second objective.
Within the sixty fourth minute, Sam Coffey dribbled down the center and located Macario breaking on her left. Macario took the go and fired a shot far aspect to present america a two-goal lead.
Macario added her second within the 76th minute when she snared a go from the staff’s youngest participant, 18-year-old Lily Yohannes, and fired a shot from the highest of the appropriate aspect of the field to the far aspect of the objective.
It was Macario’s fifteenth objective in 28 worldwide appearances. Macario has now been concerned in 18 objectives in her final 14 U.S. appearances.
“It was an ideal win, it is all the time a pleasure being with this staff,” stated Macario, who has 12 objectives and 6 assists since February 2022. “I really feel so pleased to be on this atmosphere, and I really feel prefer it actually simply helps you be the most effective model of your self.
“Fortunate sufficient that [U.S. coach] Emma [Hayes] is aware of me very effectively, and he or she is aware of what I can carry to the staff. This was an excellent yr … during which I’ve simply been looking for some consistency … simply looking for my rhythm.”
