Ricardo Pepi scores off a Christian Pulisic pass in the fifth minute, Matt Turner saves a penalty kick and the Americans earn a 1-0 road win in the team’s first competitive match under new coach

Two days before facing Jamaica, U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner and forward Ricardo Pepi sat down to speak with media members. Both knew they had important opportunities in this November international window, their second under head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Ricardo Pepi put the United States in good position to advance to the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals, scoring an early goal for a 1-0, first-leg win against Jamaica at Kingston on Thursday night in coach Mauricio Pochettino's first competitive match.