2024 has been a productive year for American attacker Alex Zendejas and that trend continued Tuesday in CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal action.
Zendejas scored his 10th goal of the year across all competitions as Club America tied fellow Liga MX side Pachuca 1-1 in its first leg showdown. The 26-year-old Zendejas needed only 12 minutes to break the deadlock at Estadio Azteca as his left-footed shot nestled into the bottom-right corner.
Pachuca battled back before halftime through Andrés Micolta’s headed finish, giving them a lifeline heading into next week’s second leg. Zendejas played 72 minutes in the match, delivering a strong shift once again this spring.
Club America will travel to Puebla on Friday night in Liga MX action before visiting Pachuca next week for a chance to play in the Champions Cup Final.
In Italy, Tim Weah‘s first assist since October helped Juventus advance past Lazio and into May’s Coppa Italia Final.
In England, Chris Richards helped Crystal Palace to a home win over Newcastle United. Haji Wright and Coventry City lost at home vs. Hull City.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
England
Premier League
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Sheffield United’s 4-2 loss to Manchester United on Wednesday.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Wednesday.
Tyler Adams did not dress in Bournemouth’s 1-0 win over Wolves on Wednesday.
Championship
Haji Wright came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Coventry City’s 3-2 loss to Hull City on Wednesday.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson came off the bench and played one minute in Bradford City’s 2-1 win over Barrow on Tuesday.
Italy
Coppa Italia
Weston McKennie started and played 81 minutes in Juventus 2-1 second leg loss to Lazio on Tuesday. Juventus advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
Tim Weah came off the bench, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 20 minutes for Juventus.
France
Ligue 1
Folarin Balogun started and played 68 minutes in AS Monaco’s 1-0 win over Lille on Wednesday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi and PSV visit Heerenveen on Thursday.
Belgium
Pro League
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Genk’s 4-0 loss to Cercle Brugge on Wednesday.
Griffin Yow started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 1-1 draw with OH Leuven on Tuesday.
Bryan Reynolds started and played 45 minutes for Westerlo.
Austria
Bundesliga
George Bello started and played 90 minutes in LASK’s 2-1 win over Hartberg on Wednesday.
Sebastian Soto came off the bench and played eight minutes in Austria Klagenfurt’s 4-3 win over Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday.
International
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Brandon Vazquez and Monterrey visit Columbus Crew on Wednesday.
Alex Zendejas started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 81 minutes in Club America’s 1-1 first leg draw with Pachuca on Tuesday.
