Americans Abroad Roundup: Musah, Sargent shine while Pulisic, Balogun get off to slow starts

Starting in Milan, it was a mixed day for two Americans, as it was for the Rossoneri in general. Christian Pulisic started as a No. 10 but, along with the rest of the Milan attack, was generally wasteful. He was taken out with his side down 2-0, replaced by USMNT teammate Yunus Musah.

Good thing, too, as Musah assisted Noah Okafor's equalizing goal in the 95th minute as Milan stole a 2-2 draw to open the season.

In England, Josh Sargent made his mark in Norwich's 2-2 draw with Blackburn. Gabriel Slonina did, too, by making six saves in Barnsley's 2-1 win over Lincoln City. Matt Turner, though, had no such luck as he was left out of Nottingham Forest's matchday squad altogether in a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth.

Folarin Balogun did get minutes in France, but didn't do much in Monaco's narrow 1-0 win over Saint-Etienne. Gio Reyna, on the other hand, got zero minutes again as the midfielder's future remains up in the air - he failed to make an appearance in Borussia Dortmund's 4-1 DFB-Pokal win over Phonix Lubeck.

All of the USMNT's stars will be on high alert to start the season due to the reportedly imminent arrival of Mauricio Pochettino as the team's next coach. he ex-Tottenham and Chelsea boss is reportedly set to take over the USMNT, with spots once again up for grabs on the road to the World Cup.

There are plenty of other U.S. stars in action on Sunday, with the likes of Chris Richards, Malik Tillman, Mark McKenzie, Caleb Wiley and Cameron Carter-Vickers set to take the field.