Jesus Ferreira scored his first two international goals and had three assistants, and Paul Arriola and Jonathan Lewis each scored twice to propel the United States over a rusty Trinidad and Tobago 7-0 in an exhibition Sunday night.
Lewis scored his first international goal, as did Miles Robinson.
With a 6-2 victory over Panama in November with the best American players, followed by a 6-0 victory over El Salvador last month with a group mostly from Major League Soccer, the USA scored five goals for the first time scored in three consecutive games. .
Ferreira, a 20-year-old Dallas midfielder, acquired U.S. citizenship in December 2019, made his U.S. debut in February last year and is a son of former Colombian midfielder David Ferreira. Arriola scored twice as the USA took a 4-0 lead to give him three goals in his last two international matches.
Goalkeeper Matt Turner and right-back Aaron Herrera started in their debut when the USA went without European players again, and 20-year-old midfielder Andres Perea entered his debut at the beginning of the second half and then conceded a penalty kick. , which saved Turner.
The 22nd-ranked Americans played just four games last year, the least since 1987, but they have a much busier 2021. Two friendly matches in Europe are likely to be in March, when players under 24 will travel to Guadalajara, Mexico. go and try to qualify. the American men for their first Olympics since 2008. The USA will meet Honduras in a semifinal of the first Concacaf Nations League in June, with the winner playing Mexico or Costa Rica.
The Americans then travel to Trinidad in early September for the start of World Cup qualification delayed by the new coronavirus pandemic. the start of a compact series of eight heats in 11 weeks.