USMNT start new era under Mauricio Pochettino with 4-1 rout of Peru behind Justin Ellis, Julian Hall goals

The youth movement is officially underway for the United States men's national team as they defeated Peru 4-1 on Saturday in Orlando. Cavan Sullivan became the second-youngest player to ever play for the national team at 16, but it was teenagers Justin Ellis and Julian Hall who stole the show, scoring alongside Malik Tillman to start off this extended break on the right foot.

After being knocked out of the World Cup in the round of 16, the USMNT are officially able to flip the page, and the future of this squad is bright. Three teenagers started the match against Peru, and from the opening moments, they looked like they belonged as Gio Reyna set up Orlando City man Ellis in his home stadium for the opening goal. There were the expected growing pains that come with such a young squad, as Gianluca Lapadula scored for Peru on a defensive breakdown, but those moments were few and far between.

For the first camp of a team that largely hasn't played together, that has to go down as a job well done for Mauricio Pochettino, who is in the midst of a moment to truly put his own stamp on the…

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