[TROFEO DELLE NAZIONI] The U.S. under-15 boys national team advanced to the semifinals of the Trofeo Della Nazioni with a 2-0 win over Slovenia Friday inItaly thanks to goals by recent Fiorentina signing Joshua Perez and Christian Pulisic. The Americans will faceCroatia on Saturday across the border in the Austrian town of Kotschach.
The USA needed to beat Slovenia to win Group A and advance to the semifinals. The victory came a day after theAmericans tied Chile, 1-1, thanks to a last-second goal from Alejandro Zendejas.
Croatia swept all three games to win Group B.
Theother semifinal on Saturday will pit Japan, the Group C winner, against Mexico, the Group C runner-up.
Good luck, looks like the got one of the toughest teams in the tourney.
Sure does.