Weston McKennie made his successful return from injury to guide Juventus to a win, while Venezia’s pair of Americans, Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann, both started in their draw on the road.
After an initial mishap that forced an embarrassing re-drawing of the Round of 16 games, UEFA finally got it right, setting the pairings for the first knockout round of the Champions League.
Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann both did their part to help Venezia secure earn a point against Juve while Andrija Novakovich was an emergency sub for Frosinone in their disappointing collapse.
After having to miss the last two games for Juventus to recover from a minor knee injury, local reports out of Turin indicate that USMNT star Weston McKennie will be ready to go for their final Champions League game against Malmö on Wednesday.
A sparse weekend of action saw Venezia’s Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann as the only Americans to take the field in Italy, both featuring as substitutes in a game the entire team would prefer to forget.
Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessman’s efforts against Inter were in vain in their loss to the reigning Serie A champions, while Weston McKennie’s evening against Atalanta was cut short due to a minor knee injury.
Following their loss to Atalanta in Serie A action, where star midfielder Weston McKennie left the field with an apparent knee injury, Juventus confirmed Sunday afternoon that any serious damage was avoided to the American.
The much-awaited meeting between Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie ended with Chelsea humiliating Juventus, while the other all-Yank battle over in Group G left Brenden Aaronson, Tim Weah and John Brooks all with with hopes to advance.
In one of the most highly-billed matches of the Champions League group stage this season, Weston McKennie’s Juventus and Christian Pulisic’s Chelsea will battle it out in Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night with first place in Group H on the line.
A largely successful weekend for Italy’s contingent of Americans Weston McKennie’s Juve as well as Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann’s Venezia go on the road to extend winning runs, continuing their rise in the standings.
