Ricardo Pepi suffered an injury in PSV Eindhoven's Eredivisie match against FC Twente. The striker was forced off the pitch after just eight minutes, creating a concern for the United States men's national team. Pepi had played significant minutes in his last three matches for PSV, a sign of his recent form.
Pepi raised his hand to the bench and sank to the turf before being substituted. The match, which PSV ultimately lost 3-2, took place last Sunday. The defeat leaves PSV in third place in the Eredivisie with 16 points from seven games.
Mauricio Pochettino had called Pepi into a 28-player squad for the upcoming FIFA international window. The United States will play Peru on September 26 in Orlando and Chile on September 29 in St. Louis, followed by matches against Mexico and Canada in October.
Players were due to report for international duty on Sunday. Pepi's injury comes at an inconvenient time, especially as other US forwards have only just returned to fitness or made their season debuts. PSV must now move forward without the striker for their next fixture, a home game against sc Heerenveen on October 9. The full upcoming schedule is available online.
For PSV, losing Pepi is a blow to the forward line, where Sven Mijnans is currently the top scorer with four goals this season. Pepi's injury status will be closely monitored on our injuries page.
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