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Gio Reyna & Brenden Aaronson Lead US National Team To Win Over Paraguay

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Published15 Nov 2025

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Chester, PA: There is something special and exciting when the National Team brings a game to your city – that is what we saw on Saturday night as the United States Men’s National Team would do battle with Paraguay from Subaru Park in Chester, PA.

This would be the United States Men’s National Team’s first game in Chester, PA, since May 28, 2018, when they defeated Bolivia.

When the roster was announced of who was going to be in action when they come to Subaru Park, one of those names was a Philadelphia Union home-grown star: Brenden Aaronson. This was the reaction when he got announced in the starting lineup:

Lineup:

How the game went:
The USA would not take long to get the scoring party started as Gio Reyna would score in the 4th minute for the 1-0 lead. The crowd at Subaru Park was liking what they were seeing early on.

A few minutes later, Paraguay would score to even things at 1; the goal scorer was  Alex Arce.

This was a very physical first half, and the USA would show that they could handle that physical play. The game would be tied at 1 at the half.

In the second half, one of the questions was who would make the big play or who would mess up, allowing the other team to take advantage. The USA would be the ones who would make the big play, as the USA would strike in the 71st minute on a goal from Folarin Balogun.

Things would get very heated near the end of the game and a brawl would break out on the benches. Some fans were saying it would not be a game in Philadelphia without a fight.

The final whistle blew & the USA would get a hard-fought 2-1 win in front of a crowd of 17,224.

There were a couple of players from the Philadelphia Union who were in attendance for the game: Quinn Sullivan, Nathan Harriel, and Alejandro Bedoya. Bedoya used to play for the National Team and Harriel got a run with the National Team during the summer.

Postgame:

Brenden Aaronson:

 

USA Coach Mauricio Pochettino:

What is next:
The USA will face Uruguay in another friendly on Nov. 18 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla at 7PM on TNT, truTV, HBO Max, Universo, and Peacock.