Giovanni Reyna has excessive hopes for himself within the 2020-2021 season, and he is off to an excellent begin.
The 17-year-old U.S. worldwide began Dortmund’s DFB Pokal (German Cup) first-round match vs. Duisburg and was credited together with his aspect’s fourth purpose in a lopsided 5-Zero romp in opposition to a 10-man, third-tier foe.
Reyna, who additionally scored against Duisburg in a preseason friendly, ripped a 23-yard free kick within the 50th minute that discovered the again of the web. It took a really advantageous redirect off teammate Axel Witsel’s hip on the best way in, however the purpose belongs to the American, his second in a Dortmund shirt. He was subbed off seven minutes later, with supervisor Lucien Favre maybe making an allowance for that Dortmund’s Bundesliga-opening match is about for Saturday vs. Borussia Monchengladbach.
If Reyna has his means, the purpose would be the first of many for him this season and past. After becoming a member of Dortmund’s first staff final winter, he made 18 appearances in all competitions, scoring one purpose–a spectacular one within the DFB Pokal in defeat to Werder Bremen. He scored 4 objectives in preseason friendlies and seems poised for a extra distinguished function in Dortmund’s assault together with Erling Haaland, Jadon Sancho, new signing Jude Bellingham and captain Marco Reus.
“Now, I’m prepared,” Reyna recently told Sports Illustrated‘s Brian Straus. “Even in the direction of the tip of the 12 months, I wasn’t totally like out of my shell. However this season, coming again, I feel loads will change. Towards Leipzig [in last season’s penultimate game], I feel you’ll be able to see a little bit little bit of it—that I used to be able to play. I feel now this season, I need to make a very large bounce.”
