Gio Reyna scored in his first international start in 16 months to surpass his father in career goals and then set up Folarin Balogun’s tiebreaking goal in the 71st minute to lead the United States over Paraguay 2-1 in a friendly between World Cup-bound teams that sparked a late brawl.

Paraguay's Omar Alderete, a Sunderland player unable to feature in this match due to a concussion, was shown a red card as part of a wild fracas in stoppage time.

The U.S. men’s national team returned to the area for the first time since 2018 and did not disappoint most of the 17,224 who came to see them in Chester on a frigid Saturday evening, winning 2-1 over Paraguay in a “friendly” game that was far from amicable on the field.

Gio Reyna enjoyed a dream game and result against Paraguay for the U.S. Men's National Team on Saturday. The big question is whether he can keep healthy and fit.