USMNT Concerns, Italy Out Again, UCL Quarterfinal Preview & SDFC’s First Loss

USMNT Concerns, Italy Out Again, UCL Quarterfinal Preview, and SDFC’s First Loss of the season.

Mixed results during the international break — including Italy missing the World Cup for a THIRD time in a row.

On this episode of Pitch Report, Mario & Amilcar break down growing concerns around the USMNT after heavy defeats, react to Italy shockingly missing the World Cup AGAIN, and preview a massive week of UEFA Champions League quarterfinal matchups including Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich and Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid.

We also bring it back home to discuss San Diego FC’s first loss of the season, as they play most of the match with 10 players… again.

In this episode:

• USMNT struggles vs Belgium & Portugal

• Italy fail to qualify for the World Cup

• Mexico & Spain takeaways from the international break

• Champions League quarterfinal preview

• San Diego FC’s first loss

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🎧 Note: A bit of background noise in parts of this one — thanks for bearing with us!

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