Coach Mauricio Pochettino called up 28 players for the USMNT’s four fall friendlies and 21 of them saw action in the first game, Saturday’s 4-1 win over Peru. The seven who didn’t see action: goalkeepers Chris Brady and Brian Schwake, 2026 World Cup veterans Sergiño Dest, Chris Richards and Miles Robinson, and forwards Damion Downs and Cole Campbell. Pochettino’s injury updates and how he distributed minutes on Saturday provide some clues and who we’ll see face Chile on Tuesday.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...