Catarina Macario’s performance in the Chelsea squad continued to shine on Wednesday night despite a setback for Emma Hayes’ team in their pursuit of the WSL title.
Macario provided an assist in Chelsea’s 4-3 defeat to Liverpool, playing the full 90 minutes in her forward role. The U.S. women’s national team forward now has three assists across all competitions since returning to action for the reigning league champions. Her corner kick in the ninth minute led to Aggie Beever-Jones scoring for a 1-0 lead for the Blues, but Liverpool came back to claim victory at home.
Macario will look to make a significant impact in Chelsea’s final three league matches of the season, as they need a flawless run to catch up with Manchester City for the title. The Citizens are currently six points ahead of Chelsea in the standings and could secure the title on Sunday with a win against Arsenal, provided Chelsea drop points against Bristol City.
In England, Haji Wright scored a goal for Coventry City while Catarina Macario provided an assist in Chelsea’s WSL loss to Liverpool.
In Italy, Tanner Tessmann played the full match for Venezia, but their Serie B side suffered a loss to Catanzaro.
In the CONCACAF region, both Alex Zendejas and Brandon Vazquez were eliminated from the Champions Cup.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
England
Championship
Haji Wright started, scored one goal, and played 90 minutes in Coventry City’s 2-1 loss to Ipswich Town on Tuesday.
WSL
Catarina Macario started, recorded one assist, and played 90 minutes in Chelsea’s 4-3 loss to Liverpool on Wednesday.
Italy
Serie B
Tanner Tessmann started and played the full 90 minutes in Venezia’s 3-2 loss to Catanzaro on Wednesday.
Gianluca Busio started and played 71 minutes for Venezia.
Kristoffer Lund started and played 90 minutes in Palermo’s 1-0 loss to Spezia on Wednesday.
Andrija Novakovich started and played 56 minutes in Lecco’s 1-0 loss to Sampdoria on Wednesday.
Nicholas Gioacchini was on the bench but did not play in Como’s 2-1 win over Cittadella on Wednesday.
International
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Alex Zendejas started and played 68 minutes in Club America’s 2-1 second leg loss to Pachuca on Tuesday. Pachuca advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
Brandon Vazquez came off the bench and played 36 minutes in Monterrey’s 3-1 second leg loss to Columbus Crew on Wednesday. Columbus advanced 5-2 on aggregate.
