Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Arriola, a 21-year-old from Chula Vista, Calif., who plays for Tijuana in Mexico, is not on the tournament roster but was among players called in for a training camp while regulars remained with the Major League Soccer teams through the weekend. He became the first player to score in his debut since Juan Agudelo at South Africa in November 2010 and the first with a goal and an assist since Landon Donovan against Mexico in 2000.
After Ream put the U.S. ahead in the 20th minute with his first international goal, Arriola fed Wood in the 34th for a 2-0 lead, Wood’s fifth goal in 18 national team games.
Luis Betancur cut Puerto Rico’s deficit in the 42nd against Brad Guzan, designated the first-choice goalkeeper on Saturday. Arriola restored the two-goal lead in the 56th. Michael Orozco made a 30-yard pass from just past the midfield stripe that Bedoya ran onto before dribbling toward the end line and crossing. Arriola tapped the pass into an open goal with his left foot from 2 yards.
Madrid
Suarez is expected to undergo tests today to find out the extent of the right leg injury that forced him to limp off the pitch in the second half of the game at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid.
He was seen celebrating with the rest of his teammates after Barcelona won, 2-0, in extra time, but he walked gingerly and at times still looked in pain. Cameras showed the striker crying on the bench after being substituted, with his teammates comforting him.
Uruguay’s first Copa America game is on June 5.
