The USA didn’t have much of the ball but could take solace from the narrow margin of its 2-1 defeat to Brazil in the first of their two under-23 friendlies. There was less to take away positively fromthe 5-1 loss in Sunday’s second game in Belem. After leading for more of the first half (on an own goal), the U.S. U-23s were blitzed after the break.

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