Several U.S. men's national team players are set to depart camp before the upcoming friendly against rivals Mexico.
The Stars and Stripes began the Mauricio Pochettino era with a 2–0 win against Panama at Q2 Stadium in Austin as Yunus Musah and Ricardo Pepi were both on the scoresheet for the USMNT.
The decision to send Pepi, Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Marlon Fossey and Zack Steffen back to their respective clubs comes with Pochettino preserving the players' fitness by sending them home early so they could return without injuries.
While Pulisic started and played 67 minutes and Pepi came off the bench in the 67th minute, McKennie, Fossey and Steffen didn't feature in Pochettino's first match as USMNT boss.
