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Midweek action is here. It’s an extra quiet midweek this time around: an international break, with few of the club friendlies that we sometimes see pop up during these windows, hampered even further by Niko Gioacchini’s unfortunate ACL injury. All kickoff times are in Eastern time. Let’s get into it!
Monday
No notable USA players in action. Niko Gioacchini’s Sabadell is facing Real Sociedad’s reserves in La Liga 2, but unfortunately, Gioacchini did his ACL and is out for the season.
Tuesday
- Leicester vs Walsall, 2p: 19-year-old English-American left back Christian McFarlane has played 6 times for Leicester this fall. McFarlane is an NYCFC academy product; this game is in the EFL Trophy Southern Group B.
Wednesday
No notable USA players
in action.
Thursday
- Italy vs France, 2:45p on FS1, Fubo (free trial), ViX: Luca Koleosho is with Italy (Elo #11) for their Nations League games, including this home match against #4 France. An appearance for the Azzurri this window would cap-tie Koleosho to Italy permanently (and then I could take him out of these articles).
- Curaçao vs Panama, 7p on FS2, TUDN, Fubo, ViX: Panama (Elo #54) visits Curaçao (#84) in the first leg of this Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal.
Friday
- UAE vs Honduras, 11:10a: Honduras (#78) has a friendly with #69 UAE.
- Saint Martin vs El Salvador, 6p on FS2, Fubo, ViX: El Salvador (#129) meets Saint Martin (#181) in the first leg of this Conacaf Nations League play-in.
- Ecuador vs Costa Rico, 7p: The Ticos (#66) have a friendly with #20 Ecuador.
- Guatemala vs Canada, 9p on FS2, TUDN, Fubo, ViX: Canada (#31) meets Guatemala (#80) in the first leg of this Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal.
That’s it! Did I miss anything that matters? Let me know in the comments below. Let’s see who stands out this week!
